Michael Khorommbi is a researcher on regional integration and peacebuilding in Africa. He is also a part-time lecturer in history at St Augustine College of South Africa. Moreover, he recently completed a Master of Arts in Governance and Regional Integration at the Pan-African University Institute for Governance, Humanities, and Social Sciences, hosted within University of Yaoundé II, Soa, Cameroon. His thesis focused on the development of regional value chains in Southern Africa using the case study of South Africa processed fruit value chain. Last, he writes articles (in his own personal capacity) for the Daily Maverick and Polity.