Maggie LoWilla

Maggie LoWilla is a Fellowships Coordinator at the African Leadership Centre (ALC). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Business Studies from the Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia. She is an alumnus of the ALC Peace, Security and Development Early Career Fellowship and is currently the team lead of the ALC South Sudan Working Group.

Maggie works at the intersection of African feminism(s), African futures, and AI in Africa. With nearly a decade of experience in research, leadership, and peacebuilding, she turns complex questions about gender, security, and technology into strategies, stories, and programmes that shift narratives and open futures. She has worked with civil society and non-governmental organizations in South Sudan, catalyzing youth and women’s participation in peace and political processes at the intersection of the Women, Peace, and Security and Youth, Peace, and Security agendas.

As a practitioner, researcher, and writer, Maggie challenges dominant narratives and captures African stories grounded in lived experiences. Her research interests include: The State in South Sudan, Women's Leadership, Youth Agency and Political Resistance in Digital and Creative Spaces."