Essays

Introduction Many studies have interrogated the interactions between global oil actors and civil society, particularly the implications for vulnerable indigenous social groups in oil producing states of the Global South...

Introduction This article is based on a study of how oil and gas corporation officials and community members understand and engage each other in relation to the concept and practice...

In spite of the legal framework supporting inclusive local water governance, women’s formal participation still remains minimal and at best reduced to tokenism.

This article is based on some of the findings from my APN-supported research in post-conflict oil producing communities of Nigeria’s Niger Delta. It focuses on women survivors of sexual violence...

Despite the build up to the elections within the framework of constitutional reforms, no one can guarantee that term limits on the presidential mandate will not be called into question.

The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) held a joint training workshop in Peduase, Aburi, Ghana from the 24th to the 28th of...

As discussions of decolonization of academia grow, Duncan Omanga, program officer for both the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa, sat down with Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni to...

Hon. Zulekha Hassan is a symbol of leadership, resilience, and determination. This second term member of the Kenya National Assembly and representative of Kwale County made history as the first...

The African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa programs had the chance to attend the 3rd Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, where several...

In the wake of the 2007 electoral conflict, international actors intervened to restore peace in Kenya. The African Union (AU)-mandated, Kofi Annan-led Panel of African Eminent Personalities, comprising of Graça...

The original article can be found at The Conversation here. Ayamar Nyenyezi Bisoka is an APN IRG alumnus (2017). Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka, Université catholique de Louvain The World Health Organisation (WHO)...

The APN and Next Gen had the chance to attend the 3rd Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, where several APN and Next Gen alumni, fellows, and...