Statebuilding & Security

These Kujenga Amani essays highlight the various strategies of, and challenges facing statebuilding and peace in conflict-affected parts of Africa. They also represent a range of perspectives exploring the current efforts being made by African regional institutions, countries, and civil society to address these challenges at the local, national, and regional levels.

Essays

“Kill Us Together or Leave Us Alone”: The Beginning of the End of Al-Shabaab Menace in Kenya

By Jacinta Mwende Maweu | February 17, 2016

How Is the Securitization of Africa Addressing Human Insecurity?

By Agnes Wanjiru Behr | December 7, 2015

The South Sudan Peace Deal and Prospects for Peacebuilding

By Prof. Kenneth Omeje and Dr. Nicodemus Minde | November 4, 2015

Statebuilding and Peacebuilding in Contexts of Identity-Related Conflicts: A Necessary Collaboration

By Dorcas Ettang | February 14, 2015

A Beleaguered Political Marriage: The Tanganyika-Zanzibar Union and the Constitution Process in Tanzania

By Dr. Nicodemus Minde | May 20, 2014

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