This article is based on some of the findings from my APN-supported research in post-conflict oil producing communities of Nigeria’s Niger Delta. It focuses on women survivors of sexual violence in post-conflict…
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Africa
Togolese Elections: Between Alternation and Continuity
by Richard Alemdjrodo
Despite the build up to the elections within the framework of constitutional reforms, no one can guarantee that term limits on the presidential mandate will not be called into question.
2019 APN Grantees
An Interview with Njoki Wamai, Current APN Individual Research Grant Recipient
by African Peacebuilding Network
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) held a joint training workshop in Peduase, Aburi, Ghana from the 24th to the 28th of June 2019. We had the opportunity to sit down with current APN Individual Research Grant grantee, Njoki Wamai, to ask a couple of questions. The […]
Africa
Decolonization, Decoloniality, and the Future of African Studies: A Conversation with Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Africa
Hon. Zulekha: Leading the Campaign for the Rights of Breast-feeding Working Mothers in Kenya
by David Omozuafoh
Hon. Zulekha Hassan is a symbol of leadership, resilience, and determination. This second term member of the Kenya National Assembly and representative of Kwale County made history as the first woman parliamentarian to enter the chambers of the National Assembly with her baby. Her advocacy for a change in Kenya’s breast-feeding policy has attracted a […]
APDD Dispatches
An Interview with Next Gen Alumnus Marion Atieno Ouma
by Next Generation Social Sciences and African Peacebuilding Network
The African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa programs had the chance to attend the 3rd Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, where several APN and Next Gen alumni and fellows were also in attendance. The conference took place at the United States International University-Africa (USIU-A) in Nairobi, Kenya […]
Essays
Building Bridges Initiative: Is the Kenyatta-Odinga Handshake the Panacea for Kenya’s Peacebuilding Agenda?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health
by Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka
The original article can be found at The Conversation here. Ayamar Nyenyezi Bisoka is an APN IRG alumnus (2017). Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka, Université catholique de Louvain The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola epidemic as a “public health emergency of international concern”. Despite a quick response from the international […]
Interviews
An Interview with Next Gen Fellow Titilope Ajayi
by African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences
The APN and Next Gen had the chance to attend the 3rd Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, where several APN and Next Gen alumni, fellows, and grantees were also in attendance. The conference took place at the United States International University-Africa in Nairobi, Kenya from October 24-26, 2019. We had the […]
