Dr. Japhet Ringo is a Tanzanian scholar and lecturer in disaster risk management at the University of Dodoma. He holds a PhD in Disaster Risk Management from Ardhi University, a Master of…
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Academia
Reframing the Debate: African Universities and the Ethical Integration of Generative AI in Teaching and Research
by Daniel Lifuka Sichinga (Izu)
Introduction The University of Cape Town (UCT) was among the first universities in South Africa, and possibly on the African continent, to disable its Artificial Intelligence (AI) detection protocols in the plagiarism checker Turnitin.¹ UCT acknowledges that generative AI (GenAI) technologies, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Dall-E, which are designed to produce new content, including […]
Global Space
The New Space Age and Global Peace: An African Perspective on the Lessons from Artemis II
by Danjuma Saidu
Introduction The Artemis II mission, which took astronauts from the United States and Canada around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years, reflects a shift from competition to collaboration in outer space exploration.¹ Unlike the space race in previous eras, today’s space missions are increasingly framed around partnerships, shared knowledge, and collective […]
Policy and Practice
Communicating Research for Policy Impact in African Peacebuilding Contexts: Actionable Principles and Concise Guidelines
by Dr. Sokfa John
Introduction The effective communication of research findings to policymakers is crucial for closing the gap between evidence and policy in African peacebuilding. Despite advances in peacebuilding research and digital tools, many findings do not influence decision-making due to misaligned communication, misunderstandings of what information policymakers need, and insufficient focus on knowledge translation, among other factors.¹ […]
APDD Dispatches
An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumna, Dr. Nguye Flora Mutere
by African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics
Dr. Nguye Flora Mutere is a multimedia designer, digital heritage researcher, and lecturer, teaching Interactive Media Design at the Department of Design and Creative Media at the Technical University of Kenya. She received the Next Gen doctoral dissertation proposal development fellowship grant for 2022-2023. She is an alumna of The Smithsonian’s Institution African Museology Exchange […]
Government and Politics
The Baltic States and Africa: A Historic Opportunity Outside the Shadow of the West
Ghana
Cultural Diplomacy in the Digital Age: Peacebuilding Lessons from an African Debate
by Dr. Titilope F. Ajayi
President John Dramani Mahama’s recent state visit to Zambia produced an unexpected flashpoint: not on trade or security cooperation, but about his attire. He arrived in Lusaka wearing a traditional Ghanaian smock known as the fuguor batakari, a handwoven garment deeply rooted in the culture and heritage of northern Ghana. As images of him circulated […]
Technology
The myth of technological neutrality: Perspectives on an Ethical Framework for African Peacebuilding Scholarship
by Eugenia Anderson
Introduction In a social experiment, I asked Chat GPT: Which publications will you recommend for gender and student activism in Africa? Several of the scholars on the list were non-African scholars. As an emerging scholar in the field, I went further to ask why my publications on gender and student activism were left out. The […]