“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 Murambadoro
The 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.
Media
Africa Peace Journalism: A Manual for Media Practitioners in East Africa
by Fredrick Ogenga
Africa 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 […]
Mediation & Reconciliation
Decolonizing Mediation: Exploring Questions of Knowledge and Power Shaping African Mediation
Democracy, Development and Governance
Peacebuilding through Community Health Work in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements
by Roseanne Njiru
Nairobi’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.
Democracy, Development and Governance
Biya’s Renewed Presidency, Economic Revival, and the Anglophone Question in Cameroon
by Gabriel Ngah Kiven
Following 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 […]
Conflict
Women in Terror: Ending Gender-Based Violence in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria
by Dr. Titilope F. Ajayi
The 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.
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."
Democracy, Development and Governance
Bolsonaro’s Victory Is Likely to See Brazil Scale down Africa Interests