Prof. Mulugeta F. Dinbabo is a Professor of Development Studies at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and a Fellow of the Balsillie School of International Affairs. An NRF C2-rated researcher, he specializes in development management, migration studies, governance, and civil society capacity building. He has consulted for the UN, EU, AU, and South African government institutions, supervised over 55 Master’s and PhD theses, and published more than 60 peer-reviewed works. Founder and Chief Editor of the African Human Mobility Review (AHMR), Prof. Dinbabo continues to shape scholarship and policy on human mobility and development in Africa.