APN transformed my scholarship. It empowers fellows to intellectually push themselves, and produce innovative knowledge that challenges established wisdom.
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APN@10
Making My Scholarship Intentionally African
by Fana Gebresenbet
If I have to pick one lesson from the APN Training Workshops that I attended as part of the APN grant I received in 2017, it is Prof. Thomas Tieku’s insistence on the absolute necessity of making our scholarly research and works intentionally African.
APN@10
A Turning Point in My Academic Career
by Sela Muyoka Musundi
I am confident now more than ever that there is so much we can do on the African continent to bring about peace and reconciliation and prevent future mass atrocities.
APN@10
Lifted Me Up, Took Me to Places, and Expanded My Networks
by Pamela Khanakwa
The APN opened up opportunities for me to meet and network with different scholars who work on Africa. Each forum has come along with different opportunities.
APN@10
A Voice from Sudan: War Is Good for Nothing
by Fatma Osman Ibnouf
The APN’s 10thanniversary presents an opportunity to review the past and also look forward with hope towards a brighter future. The APN is in a unique position to promote peace-related research collaboration among African academic, research, and policy institutions.
APN@10
Editorial: APN@10 Anniversary Essay Series
by African Peacebuilding Network
About the Series As one of the activities marking the 10th anniversary of the Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network (APN), the program is launching the “APN@10” essay series on Kujenga Amani. The series offers a platform for invited fellows and alumni to share their personal experiences and reflections on how APN awards and activities have impacted their professional careers and lives. It […]
Peacebuilding
Navigating Violent Networks: Youth-led Everyday Peacebuilding in Zimbabwe
by Simbarashe Gukurume
Although many young people were and are implicated in long-term political violence in Mbare specifically and in the country more generally, some have resisted and denounced conscription into these violent networks in creative ways.
Essays
Reintegration Challenges in the Post-2015 Amnesty Program for Former Foreign Fighters in Coastal Kenya