Cassava Republic was initiated by Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, who is supported by her partner Jeremy Weate.  We have an assistant who daily oils the engine of the company.  We also have volunteer consultants who provide strategic support, as well as a team of freelance editors who help to review manuscripts. 

Bibi Bakare-Yusuf is 36 years of age.  She grew up in Lagos until the age of 12, when she moved to the UK to study.  Bibi has a PhD in Gender Studies from the University of Warwick.  As well as teaching film-making to disadvantaged youth in London, Bibi has also worked for various arts and environmental organisations and lectured at Warwick University in the areas of feminist theory and cultural studies. Motivated by a desire to contribute to the transformation of the society, she moved back to Nigeria with her British partner Jeremy Weate in 2003, to take up a position as Senior Research at Obafemi Awolowo University.  She has worked as a gender consultant for UNIFEM, ActionAid, European Union and a number of development agencies.  Bibi has published several articles in major international academic journals.