University, Foreign Service/Diplomacy, Policy, Research The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) South Africa

Qobo previously headed the Chief Directorate for Trade Policy Review at the South African Department of Trade and Industry.

He holds a PhD from the University of Warwick and was a Doctoral Fellow in the Economic Research and Statistics Division at the WTO in Geneva

The SAIIA's Established Powers, Emerging Powers and Global Challenges Programme focuses on issues such as China’s involvement in Africa, and new South-South configurations like IBSA and the Outreach 5.