Bernadine Jones, former Next Gen fellow, recently published a book titled Election and TV News in South Africa (Palgrave Macmillan). Next Gen’s…
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The Unequal Burden of Water Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Uganda
The global importance of reliable access to safe water as being essential to containing the spread of the virus is…
Language, Conflict Mitigation and Mediation Processes in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Conflict is part of human everyday existence. Occasionally, conflict may become confrontational and culminate in physical violence. The approach to…
Anticipating the new awful: Covid-19 and South Africa’s fragile peace
The coronavirus and lockdown measures have had a crippling effect on the South African economy and her people. The pandemic…
Grassroots Perspectives on Building Sustainable Peace in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon
Based on a qualitative research approach, this article analyzes some grassroots perspectives and voices captured through field interviews, focus group…
Between Violent Separatist Agitation and Political Reforms? The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Crisis of Post-War Nigerian Federalism
Igbo youths have mobilized themselves to agitate for the reform of a system they see as structured against them. Sensing…
Strategies for Building Inclusive Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Reflection
This article critically examines the strategies for building inclusive peace in the DRC in the face of armed groups backed…
Fostering a Gendered Approach to Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region: Perspectives from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Introduction Since the late 1990s, the African Great Lakes Region (AGLR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular,…
Towards Inclusive Peace and Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This essay is based on reflections on the following question: how can conflict prevention and resolution lay the foundation for…
Promoting Inclusive Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region: A Case Study of the Democratic Republic of Congo
This Special Issue of Kujenga Amani brings together articles by Congolese scholars and researchers, largely from the University of Goma,…