The Board of Directors of the Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI), during their Extraordinary Board Meeting held on 26th August 2021, approved the appointment of Dr. Nalishebo Meebelo as Executive Director at the ReNAPRI Secretariat. ReNAPRI is an African think tank comprising universally recognized national agricultural policy research centers, located in central, east, west, and southern Africa. Dr. Meebelo has been involved in implementing agricultural development initiatives for over 16 years at national, regional, and continental levels in Africa. Prior to this position, Meebelo was the Senior Program Coordinator at the Secretariat.