"While it is true that the three most affected EVD countries have weak health care systems—partly due to the legacy of years of political instability and civil wars—the extremely high rate of…
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Essays
How Is the Securitization of Africa Addressing Human Insecurity?
by Agnes Wanjiru Behr
"The securitization of Africa has changed academic discourse in several ways by broadening the concept of “security” and its role in reshaping the relationship between the continent and global powers. And yet, in facilitating the process of securitization, African leaders avoid the real challenge of addressing the roots of human insecurity within their countries and regions."
Essays
The South Sudan Peace Deal and Prospects for Peacebuilding
by Kenneth Omeje and Dr. Nicodemus Minde
"Post-conflict peacebuilding and reconstruction present a complex challenge to any nascent state emerging from war. In South Sudan, negotiated tradeoffs among political elites were inevitable. Although the war has had a devastating impact, the IGAD peace agreement offers a renewal and a platform for rebuilding the state."
Elections & Governance
The Path to the Ivoirian Presidential Elections: Past Strife and Current Challenges
Uncategorized
APN Announces New Resources Page
by African Peacebuilding Network
Resources is a digital collection of research-based professional, political, and contemporary news materials and information on peacebuilding in Africa. It is designed to be a one-stop, free online source of knowledge on conflict, peace, security, and development in Africa for individuals, organizations, and policymakers across the world.
Essays
Development and Justice in the Polluted Waterscape of the Niger Delta
by Victor Ogbonnaya Okorie
"Narratives of resource control and ownership in the Niger Delta have not adequately addressed its water crises, especially with respect to a newly emergent neoliberal water market, social justice, and development; instead, most studies of the region have focused on oil. This essay, therefore, draws on a four-year ethnographic study in the region to examine how the emergent water market, driven by an 'invisible hand,' reconfigures contours of social justice and development in the affected communities."
Radar
President Buhari’s War Against Terror
by Idayat Hassan
"Despite whatever gains have been made, a cursory look at President Buhari’s first hundred days in office and the activities of his administration reveal an emphasis more on winning the battle than winning the war."
Elections & Governance
Peace at Stake in Burundi: Could the Crisis Escalate, and Is There a Way Out?
by John Mwangi Githigaro
"The commitment of a section of the opposition to unseating Nkurunziza’s regime, coupled with divisions within the military and the police, could turn the conflict into a civil war, while state responses to repress the opposition could lead to the spreading of violence across the country...Hope remains that peace can be achieved in Burundi, but the window of opportunity is closing fast."
