Chairman Alpha International Consulting. Author Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development (Praeger, 2008)

Mark Sorbara, Africa Risk Consulting

Director, African Energy Policy Research Network, Kenya

Susan Tsvangirai was the wife of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Tsvangirai is the prime minister of Zimbabwe.

Ted Iwere -- Executive Editor, Independent Newspaper Limited

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs

Whitney Gurner -- Voice of America (VOA)