Dr. John Mwangi Githigaro is Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at the St. Paul’s University, Limuru (Kenya). He holds a PhD in International Relations from the United States International University Africa (USIU-A) Nairobi, Kenya. His research interests revolve around peace and security studies, refugee studies, and media portrayals of terrorism with a specific focus on the Horn of Africa. He was a Nextgen Social Sciences in Africa (NextGen) fellow (2016-2019), and also an Africa Peacebuilding Network (APN) Research Grantee in 2022.