I ask myself: why has the APN had this impact on us all? What sets the program apart?
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APN@10
Opening New Doors
by Erick Sourna LoumtouangAPN transformed my scholarship. It empowers fellows to intellectually push themselves, and produce innovative knowledge that challenges established wisdom.
June 9, 2022
APN@10
Making My Scholarship Intentionally African
by Fana GebresenbetIf 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.
June 1, 2022
APN@10
A Turning Point in My Academic Career
June 1, 2022
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.
June 1, 2022
APN@10
Transforming My Academic Trajectory
by Ibrahim BanguraThe 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.
May 24, 2022
APN@10
Lifted Me Up, Took Me to Places, and Expanded My Networks
by Pamela KhanakwaThe 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.
May 24, 2022
APN@10
A Voice from Sudan: War Is Good for Nothing
May 16, 2022
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…
May 16, 2022
APN@10
My Exciting Research Journey with the APN
by Prof. Kenneth OmejeThe APN has been a major part of my exciting intellectual journey, especially in the last decade. The narrative of my initial contact and progressive engagements with the APN can be best explained within the changing dynamics of my research interests as a policy-engaged scholar.
May 16, 2022
APN@10
Editorial: APN@10 Anniversary Essay Series
by African Peacebuilding NetworkAbout 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 […]
May 16, 2022
Peacebuilding
Navigating Violent Networks: Youth-led Everyday Peacebuilding in Zimbabwe
May 10, 2022
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…
May 10, 2022
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