As we close the curtain on the annual Kwibuka period here in Rwanda, the Ubumuntu Conversations have challenged those of…
How Rwanda is Teaching Peace Education Through Ubumuntu Conversations
Peacebuilding
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 populations They promote…
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…
Prospects for Peacebuilding in Eastern Congo?
After controlling Goma for 11 days, M23 has now left the city. This is, unfortunately, not the end of the…
Towards More Effective Partnership Peacekeeping in Africa
Partnership peacekeeping involves official or unofficial attempts by multiple actors to coordinate the objectives of their peace operations. In Africa,…