This Special Issue brings together the foregoing research findings, offering a timely snapshot of the state of AU-EU cooperation along with actionable recommendations to inform the new partnership through the Summit and…
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Democracy, Development and Governance
Anticipating the new awful: Covid-19 and South Africa’s fragile peace
by Gideon van Riet
The coronavirus and lockdown measures have had a crippling effect on the South African economy and her people. The pandemic exacerbated pre-existing conditions of economic hardship and marginalization in South Africa in many ways.
Cameroon
Grassroots Perspectives on Building Sustainable Peace in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon
by Sakah Bernard Nsaidzedze
Based on a qualitative research approach, this article analyzes some grassroots perspectives and voices captured through field interviews, focus group discussions, and collage-making sessions with local populations across the Anglophone regions. It revisits some critical implications of the conflict and prospects for peacebuilding processes in the restive regions.
Essays
Between Violent Separatist Agitation and Political Reforms? The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Crisis o…
African Peacebuilding Network
Doing Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Coping with Risks, Managing the Consequences
by Marie Grace Kagoyire
This essay is based on my personal experience during this Covid-19 pandemic as a PhD student. I hope that my fellow PhD students can learn from my experiences during the pandemic, particularly about how to manage risks and develop strong coping strategies as they continue to conduct research during this period of great uncertainty.
African Peacebuilding Network
Preventing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as a Peacebuilding Strategy: Opportunities and Insights from Northern Rwanda
by Clémentine Kanazayire
This essay addresses the challenges and opportunities for preventing women living in conflict-affected or post-conflict communities from becoming victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Violent conflict is a part of other factors that hamper human development and its effect can last long after the conflict ends. Furthermore, exposure of adults to high levels of war-related […]
APN Grants and Fellowships
Introducing the African Peacebuilding Network’s and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa’s 2021 Fe…
Democratic Republic of Congo
Strategies for Building Inclusive Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Reflection
by Olivier Bahoze
This article critically examines the strategies for building inclusive peace in the DRC in the face of armed groups backed by neighboring states, foreign companies, and transnational actors seeking to exploit the country’s abundant natural resources.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Fostering a Gendered Approach to Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region: Perspectives from the Democratic Republic of Congo
by Trésor Makunya Muhindo
Introduction Since the late 1990s, the African Great Lakes Region (AGLR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular, have been ravaged by interstate and intrastate conflicts. Negotiations were undertaken, under the supervision of the international community and regional organizations, in order to broker agreements among the belligerent parties and establish sustainable peace. These […]
Democratic Republic of Congo
Towards Inclusive Peace and Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo