Why is building peace in a context such as the Congolese conflicts so hard? Despite many efforts, including the presence…
Peacebuilding
Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: The Importance of Documentation in Postwar Education and Reconciliation
April 29, 2013
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
February 11, 2013
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?
December 20, 2012
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
November 19, 2012
Partnership peacekeeping involves official or unofficial attempts by multiple actors to coordinate the objectives of their peace operations. In Africa,…