Dr Mordecai Ogada on confronting the colonial grip on Africa's natural resources

By Tchiyiwe Chihana

Dr. Mordecai Ogada is a Kenyan carnivore ecologist and conservation policy scholar with over 20 years’ experience in conservation practice in Kenya and other parts of Africa, mainly on human-wildlife conflict issues. His current work focuses on the challenges of racism and other prejudices in the global conservation arena, an area where he consults for various international organisations. In collaboration with the Centre for Equity and Inclusion at the University of Sheffield, Mordecai will join PhD student Tete Mausse for a discussion on Confronting the colonial grip on Africa's natural resources. The event will be hosted online on 15th May by the Centre for Equity and Inclusion. Ahead of the event, Tchiyiwe Chihana spoke to Mordecai to get an insight of his work and the upcoming event.