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…
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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
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 […]
Podcasts
Kujenga Amani Podcast: Lena Slachmuijlder of Search for Common Ground
by African Peacebuilding Network
For the latest episode of the African Peacebuilding Network’s Kujenga Amani podcast, we sat down with Search for Common Ground‘s vice president of programs, Lena Slachmuijlder, an accomplished journalist, editor, human rights defender, director, producer, performing artist, cultural facilitator, trainer, and project manager with over twenty-five years of experience in peacebuilding. Lena joined […]
Democracy, Development and Governance
Resolving the Omo Onile land-related crisis in Lagos, Nigeria
by Taiwo Owoeye
Part of the crisis threatening peace in Africa is the struggle over land and natural resources. This crisis is rooted in a series of structural, historical, and socioeconomic factors. It is also driven by increasing urbanization, land-grabbing, demographic pressure, inadequate property rights, and conflicting land tenure systems. This essay is based on a land-related crisis […]
Podcasts
Kujenga Amani Podcast: Paul D. Williams on the African Peace and Security Architecture
by African Peacebuilding Network
Since the founding of the African Union (AU) in 2002, its role in promoting peace and security on the continent has evolved considerably. Compared with its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, the AU has played a more active role in peacekeeping and peace support operations. For the third episode of the APN’s Kujenga Amani podcast, we […]
Editorials
Call for Proposals: African Peacebuilding Network-Social Science Research Council 2019 Research Grants
by African Peacebuilding Network
In order to advance African debates on peacebuilding and promote African perspectives, the APN offers competitive research grants annually and is currently accepting grant proposals for the 2019 cycle.
Special Issues
The State and the Environmental Clean-Up in Ogoni: Building Peace or the Continuation of Oil Politics in the Niger …