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Introduction Africa’s chronic development crisis is often explained through familiar narratives: colonialism, political corruption, ethnic conflict, weak institutions, poor leadership, foreign aid dependency, and the negative impact of globalization. Each...

Introduction Internal displacement has become one of Ethiopia’s most pressing humanitarian and governance challenges.[1] Driven by armed conflict, intercommunal violence, and ethnic and territorial disputes, successive waves of displacement have...

Introduction  This article is based on findings from my APDD-supported research project, Screening women in African cinemas of Conflict: Towards gendered peacebuilding public spheres in Zimbabwean communities. The project explored...

This is the fourth and final publication in a series exploring the ways scholars can balance methodology, budgeting, and fieldwork when completing a research project in the African peacebuilding landscape....

This is the third publication in a series exploring the ways scholars can balance methodology, budgeting, and fieldwork when completing a research project in the African peacebuilding landscape. Introduction Budgeting...

This is the second publication in a series exploring the ways scholars can balance methodology, budgeting, and fieldwork when completing a research project in the African peacebuilding landscape. Introduction  Research...

This is the first publication in a series exploring the ways scholars can balance methodology, budgeting, and fieldwork when completing a research project in the African peacebuilding landscape. Introduction When...

Introduction As the global race for critical minerals and rare earth metals accelerates, local communities’ vulnerability to multiple forms of exploitation, displacement and environmental degradation has increased tenfold. In Zimbabwe,...

Africa remains the highest supplier of peacekeepers.¹ It is paradoxical that, while Nigeria has a strong global record for participating in international peacekeeping missions, the evidence suggests increasing failure in...

Dr. Stanley Elias Kiswaga is a Lecturer in the Department of Literature at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Makerere Institute of...

Introduction The contemporary international system is experiencing a profound crisis when it comes to peacebuilding and multilateral cooperation. Armed conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza, the Middle East, the Democratic Republic...

David J. Francis, Governing a Poor Country: Perspectives from a Former Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, London: Adonis & Abbey Publishing Ltd, 2026. 155 pp. £16.68 (paper), ISBN 9781913976743. Reviewed...