
Kudakwashe Mapako is an interdisciplinary researcher in Law and Policy, a fellow at the Arms Control Negotiation Academy, and a consultant for the African Research and Innovation Hub for Nuclear Disarmament Verification Project coordinated by VERTIC (Verification Research, Training and Information Centre) —an independent, nonprofit, charitable organization. He holds a Master of Laws degree specializing in international law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a Bachelor of Laws with a major in International Law (Cum Laude) from Zhejiang Gongshang University, China.