“Epp” is a slang word used by Nigerian youth meaning “help.” In other words, the title asks: “who have debates helped?” Since their popularization in the United States in 1960, televised political…
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							Democracy, Development and Governance				
				
			
			
								
					
					
							
		
	
One Year After: Has the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Act Failed Zimbabweans?
by Ruth MurambadoroThe situation in the country—marked by high-handed responses to public protest, political unrest, and a worsening economic crisis—continues to pose serious challenges to peace and justice.
                        February 7, 2019
                    
				
							Media				
				
			
			
								
					
					
							
		
	
Africa Peace Journalism: A Manual for Media Practitioners in East Africa
by Fredrick OgengaAfrica Peace Journalism: A Manual for Media Practitioners in East Africa is the outcome of the East Africa Regional Peace Journalism Training Workshop (March 2017) for journalists covering conflict and peacebuilding in East Africa. Organized by Rongo University’s Center for Media, Democracy, Peace, and Security (CMDPS) in partnership with the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the […]
                        February 5, 2019
                    
				
		Mediation & Reconciliation
		
			
		
							
					
					
						
	
	
		
	
Decolonizing Mediation: Exploring Questions of Knowledge and Power Shaping African Mediation
		January 29, 2019
	
	
		These hierarchies of knowledge and power can be identified in various aspects of African mediation. While most African societies historically relied on mediation to resolve conflicts, there is a lack of confidence…
                        January 29, 2019
                    
				
							Democracy, Development and Governance				
				
			
			
								
					
					
							
		
	
Peacebuilding through Community Health Work in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements
by Roseanne NjiruNairobi’s informal settlements experience a range of violence, including political, ethnic, religious, resource-related, and gender-based violence. The link between peace, development, and health is a direct one as conflicts and violence can directly impact health or cause a disruption in social and economic systems leading to a decline in health.
                        January 22, 2019
                    
				
							Democracy, Development and Governance				
				
			
			
								
					
					
							
		
	
Biya’s Renewed Presidency, Economic Revival, and the Anglophone Question in Cameroon
by Gabriel Ngah KivenFollowing the presidential poll on October 7, 2018, largely boycotted by the country’s English-speaking regions, Cameroon’s constitutional court declared the long-term incumbent Paul Biya of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) the winner on October 22. The official results indicated that Biya got 71.28 percent of the votes. He is currently serving his seventh term after […]
                        January 14, 2019
                    
				
		Interviews
		
			
		
							
					
					
						
	
	
		
	
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Admire Mare
		December 21, 2018
	
	
		When you fund the research of young and middle-career academics, you are enabling them to make sure that the knowledge produced in Africa actually goes onto the global stage and that’s very…
                        December 21, 2018
                    
				
							Conflict				
				
			
			
								
					
					
							
		
	
Women in Terror: Ending Gender-Based Violence in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria
by Dr. Titilope F. AjayiThe silence surrounding sexual violence in Borno makes it difficult to investigate and prosecute rapes in an environment of violent conflict. The shame and stigma associated with abuse and the preoccupation with preserving individual and family dignity, as well as the marriage prospects of abused girls and young women, prevents victims from reporting to the police.
                        December 13, 2018
                    
				
		
		
							Podcasts				
				
			
			
								
					
					
							
		
	
Podcast: Monde Muyangwa of the Wilson Center Africa Program
by African Peacebuilding Network"I think that if peace is to be sustainable, it has to be locally owned. It cannot be driven from the outside. And what we have seen overall, as you look back over the years, is that in many cases African voices and African knowledge is missing from our approach to peace and peacebuilding."
                        December 7, 2018
                    
				
		Democracy, Development and Governance
		
			
		
							
					
					
						
	
	
		
	
Bolsonaro’s Victory Is Likely to See Brazil Scale down Africa Interests
		December 5, 2018
	
	
		This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. His first son is a senator for the state of Rio do Janeiro. His second son…
                        December 5, 2018
                    
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