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…
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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?
by Muema Wambua
In the wake of the 2007 electoral conflict, international actors intervened to restore peace in Kenya. The African Union (AU)-mandated, Kofi Annan-led Panel of African Eminent Personalities, comprising of Graça Machel (former first-lady) of Mozambique and Benjamin Mkapa (former president) of Tanzania among others, mediated the conflict culminating in the signing of the National Accord […]
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health
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 […]
Interviews
An Interview with 2019 APN Grantee Onyinyechukwu Onyido Durueke
by African Peacebuilding Network
Dr. Onyinyechukwu Onyido Durueke was interviewed during the APN-WANEP Policy Dialogue on “Mediating Natural Resource Conflict in Africa: Connecting Practice to Research” in Abuja, Nigeria. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. APN: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your APN-supported research project? Onyinyechukwu Onyido Durueke: My name is Onyinyechukwu […]
Essays
A Researcher’s Dilemma: Reflections on Conducting Fieldwork in the Volatile Terrain of North Central Nigeria
Interviews
An Interview with APN Alumnus Dr. Admire Mare
by African Peacebuilding Network
The APN held a Media Experts Consultative Meeting on “Model Curriculum for Conflict-Sensitive Journalism in Africa,” in Accra, Ghana in collaboration with the University of Ghana from June 19th-20th, 2019. We had the opportunity to sit down with APN alumnus (IRG 2013) Admire Mare and ask him a few questions. The interview has been edited […]
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An Interview with 2019 APN Grantee Abubakari Ahmed
by African Peacebuilding Network
The African Peacebuilding Network, in collaboration with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, held a Policy Dialogue on “Mediating Natural Resource Conflict in Africa: Connecting Practice to Research” in Abuja, Nigeria from the 25th to the 26th of September. We had the opportunity to sit down with current APN Grantee (IRG 2019) Abubakari Ahmed to […]
