The courage, strength, persistence, and absolute commitment of the APN team and its leadership have succeeded in touching and transforming the lives of a vast number of African scholars on the continent.
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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
Interviews
An Interview with Bernadine Jones
by Bernadine Jones and Shana Pareemamun
Bernadine Jones, former Next Gen fellow, recently published a book titled Election and TV News in South Africa (Palgrave Macmillan). Next Gen’s Shana Pareemamun, sat down to interview her on her book and the impact of the NextGen fellowship on her academic career.
Covid-19 in Africa
The Unequal Burden of Water Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Uganda
by Resty Naiga
The global importance of reliable access to safe water as being essential to containing the spread of the virus is more challenging for sub-Saharan African countries that were already vulnerable to water, food, and inadequate health systems.
Mediation & Reconciliation
Prospects of using Theatre for Development (TfD) as a tool for resolving Farmers-Pastoralist conflict in Kilosa, Ta…