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Mary-Jean Nleya is a freelance writer and was most recently the senior editor for the Harvard Africa Policy Journal.
She is currently a visiting researcher at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford particularly researching the media’s representation of Africa and the impact this has on the continent’s ability to attract foreign direct investment. She has a keen interest in the intersection between law, the media, and economic development. Previously, Mary-Jean was an intern, and later a contractor, at the International Criminal Court, The Hague. In 2015, she was selected as one of Africa’s 100 brightest young minds by Brightest Young Minds, South Africa. Mary-Jean is a One Young World Ambassador and holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a LL.B. (cum laude) from the University Of Pretoria, South Africa.
