Conducting field research in Africa, and Zimbabwe in particular, comes with some complexities. There are certain research approaches we take…
Totems as a Research Method in Field Research: Some Experiences and Reflections
Mediation & Reconciliation
These Kujenga Amani essays provide insight into the various methods of reconciliation and mediation techniques that are applied to conflict and post-conflict situations across Africa, while addressing the challenges and visions for peace and the prospect for peacebuilding.
Changing Dynamics of Conflict and Peacebuilding Among Farmer-Herder Communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt Region
The escalation of the conflict in 2015, including its changing character, dynamics, and trajectories, was fueled by the emergence of…
Prospects of using Theatre for Development (TfD) as a tool for resolving Farmers-Pastoralist conflict in Kilosa, Tanzania
This essay establishes that TfD has immense potential in mediating and resolving farmer-pastoralist conflicts as it has the power to…
Building Bridges Initiative: Is the Kenyatta-Odinga Handshake the Panacea for Kenya’s Peacebuilding Agenda?
In the wake of the 2007 electoral conflict, international actors intervened to restore peace in Kenya. The African Union (AU)-mandated,…
Rethinking Responses to Displacement in Northeast Nigeria
As a panelist at the maiden Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum held in Accra in early September 2019, I…
Securing Peace and Stability in Africa: An Interview with Dr. Chukwuemeka Eze
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) held a joint training workshop in…
Decolonizing Mediation: Exploring Questions of Knowledge and Power Shaping African Mediation
These hierarchies of knowledge and power can be identified in various aspects of African mediation. While most African societies historically…
What is “the Local”? Exploring grassroots justice systems as a means of understanding the local
The liberal peacebuilding framework has been extensively critiqued and increasing attention is being given to “the local” in peacebuilding. What…
Eastern Nile Cooperation at a Crossroads: The Costs of Missing Another Opportunity
“The Nile constitutes a common destiny; we either sink or swim together, and we chose to swim together.” Ethiopia’s Former…
Study on African Mediation Highlights the Significance of the Mandate
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Laurie Nathan, University of Pretoria Every mediation to…