Between April 10-12, 2019, seven alumni of two SSRC programs—the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in…
A Perspective on Next Generation Peacebuilding in Africa: What Next?
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The Waning Foreign Policy Influence of Tanzania under President Magufuli
Tanzania’s post-independence foreign policy was modeled on “liberation diplomacy.” As a result, the country and its leadership have played a…
Kofi Annan: In Service of the World
Kofi Annan’s contributions to peace and security were wide-ranging, encompassing efforts to discourage needless conflicts, support peace operations, create or…
How Rwanda is Teaching Peace Education Through Ubumuntu Conversations
As we close the curtain on the annual Kwibuka period here in Rwanda, the Ubumuntu Conversations have challenged those of…
KhoiSan Rastafarianism: A Path to Peace in the Western Cape, South Africa
To the untrained eye, Rastafarians represent an alien culture of violent and unkempt ganja-smoking individuals who seek to wreak havoc…
Do Religious Communities Hold the Key to Counter-Radicalization in Kenya?
In the post-9/11 environment, religious communities have been considered vital partners in efforts to counter radicalization widely believed to be…
Replacing Boko Haram with an “Attractive Revolution”
"Restarting this process of building mass literacy could be a good way to revitalize all of NEAZDP’s components, rebuild trust,…
Why Peacebuilding in Eastern Congo Often Goes Wrong, and Why It Is So Hard to Get Right
Why is building peace in a context such as the Congolese conflicts so hard? Despite many efforts, including the presence…
Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: The Importance of Documentation in Postwar Education and Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) are temporarily established to investigate and document war atrocities committed against civilian populations1This article is…
From Ethnic Violence to Seeds of Peace: Pastoralists, Youth, and Intercommunity Peacebuilding in Northwestern Kenya
Introduction Northwestern Kenya has been a theatre of violent conflict pitting the Pokot, Samburu, and Turkana communities against one another…