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…
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Mediation & Reconciliation
Decolonizing Mediation: Exploring Questions of Knowledge and Power Shaping African Mediation
by Robin Faißt
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 in African approaches to conflict resolution which is rooted in colonial thinking.
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
Interviews
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Admire Mare
by African Peacebuilding Network
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 important, especially now when people are talking about decolonizing knowledge.
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.
Democracy, Development and Governance
Bolsonaro’s Victory Is Likely to See Brazil Scale down Africa Interests
by Amy Niang
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 a municipal councillor in the city of Rio, and his third is a federal deputy for the state of São Paulo. And he […]
Interviews
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Rose Jaji
by African Peacebuilding Network
The Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network (APN) had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Rose Jaji, an APN alumnus (Individual Research Grant 2017) and senior lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe. The interview was conducted at the APN’s Training Workshop on Research Methods held in Accra, Ghana in June 2017. It has […]