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Research Findings, Scholarly Writing, and Publishing: Reflections on Transcending the Hurdles
To transcend means to overcome challenges on the path toward achieving these standards, including facing formidable pressure to meet the…
Artisanal Oil Refineries or Kpo-fire: A New Dimension of Petro-Insurgency in Nigeria’s Oil Producing Niger Delta Region?
In the Niger Delta region, which is associated with crude oil extraction and production, the marginalization of the host communities…
Gynocentric Lenses: Deconstructing Gender-Based Violence from Kenyan Soap Operas
These gynocentric soaps are named after women and portray social issues involving women, rather than men. The titles, themes, and…
Tigray without the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front: What Next?
On November 4, 2020, Ethiopians and people all over the world woke up to the shocking news of the outbreak…
Between Religious Freedom and the Public Good: Reactions to Religious Restrictions to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 in Nigeria
Background: Covid-19 in Nigeria Nigeria confirmed its first case of Covid-19 on February 27, 2020, when an Italian citizen on…
Decolonization, Decoloniality, and the Future of African Studies: A Conversation with Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni
As discussions of decolonization of academia grow, Duncan Omanga, program officer for both the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation…
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,…
Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health
The original article can be found at The Conversation here. Ayamar Nyenyezi Bisoka is an APN IRG alumnus (2017). Aymar Nyenyezi…
A Researcher’s Dilemma: Reflections on Conducting Fieldwork in the Volatile Terrain of North Central Nigeria
As a member of a collaborative research team awarded a research grant by the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the…