Introduction Globally, conflicts are intrinsic to protected areas (PAs), given the multiple actors, varying interests, and institutional structures connected with…
Gender
The Challenge of Mothering in the Context of Violent Conflict: How War Is Impacting Women in Tigray, Ethiopia
On June 22, 2021, the Ethiopian Air Force conducted an aerial bombardment of a busy marketplace in the village of…
Understanding Gender Complementarity in Igbo Society: The Role of Ụmụada and Ụmụnna in Peacebuilding
Introduction This essay argues that gender roles and relations in peacebuilding in Igbo society are complementary against the background of…
Genocidal Rape? The Tigray Conflict and Women’s Bodies as a Battleground
In the early hours of November 4, 2020, the armed wing of the former ruling party of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray…
Tribute to Koko Didi: A Woman of Peace (oko’o nga’a mo) in the Gbaya Community in Cameroon
In February 2020, one of the most influential women peacebuilders in Gbaya Community passed away at the age of 100…
Where Are the Women’s Voices? Local Water Governance and Inclusive Peacebuilding in Uganda
In spite of the legal framework supporting inclusive local water governance, women’s formal participation still remains minimal and at best…
‘#ChurchToo’? The Women’s Rights Movement and the Sexual Emancipation of “Sacred” Spaces in Nigeria
Sexual abuse is about predation and power and the Fatoyinbo spectacle exposes the dark side of Nigeria’s Pentecostal ‘erotic economy’…
Renegotiating Gender during Fieldwork in Conflict-Affected Settings: Overcoming Some Challenges
Despite the ethical challenges that conflict settings pose, conducting fieldwork in such places provides great opportunities to generate data essential…
Understanding Selfhood among Young People Who Were Born Out of Genocide Rape in Rwanda
One Saturday afternoon in 2013, I was at home in Kigali, Rwanda watching television when I randomly came across a…
Vitória é Certa! The Future Belongs to African Women
African women have much to celebrate. We have historic and recent examples of women’s leadership at the highest levels of…