Thandika Mkandawire

Thandika Mkandawire was a renowned Malawian development economist and pan-Africanist who served as the inaugural Chair in African Development at the London School of Economics. He was a former director of CODESRIA and the UN Research Institute for Social Development, known for his influential work on development theory and social justice in Africa. Mkandawire passed away in Stockholm, Sweden, at the age of 79 following a stroke.