The following is an interview with Aloysius Ngalim, a 2013 APN grantee. It explores his experience as a grantee, including the impact of APN training workshops and networking opportunities on his work…
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Africa
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in South Sudan: The Security Dilemma in a Transitional Government of National Unity
by Dr. Nicodemus Minde
[Photo: A wide view of the historic Independence Ceremony of the Republic of South Sudan (UN PHOTO/Eskinder Debebe)] An uneasy peace descended upon South Sudan in April 2016, when Riek Machar, leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement—In Opposition (SPLM-IO) and former vice president of South Sudan, returned to the capital Juba after months in […]
Africa
Violent Extremism in Kenya: Some Thoughts on Reversing the Trend
by Shamsi Mohammud
Photo: Police officers with police dogs face demonstrators in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood [Carl de Souza/AFP] Kenya has been both a target and a victim of violent extremism and terrorism, which has resulted in changes to the country’s security landscape. Most recently, al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group with roots in Somalia, has claimed responsibility for several attacks against […]
Democracy, Development and Governance
“To Remain Silent Is a Position”: A Look into the #ThisFlag citizen’s movement in Zimbabwe
by Ruth Murambadoro
From its inception in mid-April 2016, the #ThisFlag citizens’ movement has been challenging the government of Zimbabwe through social media, making demands related to the dire socioeconomic situation facing the people. Hardships confront the majority of the country’s citizens, especially the economically active among the population who cannot afford to provide the basic necessities for […]
Africa
#FeesMustFall Uprising 2015: The Emergence of Youth Agency in South Africa’s Largest Post-Apartheid Protests
by Toyin Ajao
In October 2015, South African students took to the streets for weeks of protests under the slogan #FeesMustFall. The magnitude of the protests compelled all higher education institutions in the country to suspend educational activities, including tests and examinations. These events represented a bid to find a panacea to the looming cataclysm of increasing tuition […]
Africa
An Insight into the Race for the Position of Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Africa
Inter-ethnic tensions in an urban setting: Recurring clashes between Yoruba and Hausa in Mile 12 Market, Lagos, Nigeria
by Gbemisola Animasawun
Sixteen years after Nigeria returned to democratic rule, interethnic tensions appear to be deepening, marked by episodic incidents of violent conflict. These have taken place in both rural and urban locales (often between those considering themselves indigenes versus “settlers” who they consider as “outsiders) across the country. No urban area in Nigeria appears to be […]
Featured
Thandika Mkandawire: A Personal Tribute to an Icon of Social Science
by African Peacebuilding Network
"From humble beginnings in Malawi, Thandika Mkandawire has risen to become one of the best thinkers in African—and indeed global—social science scholarship. He represents the broadest and deepest possibilities of knowledge, the gains of rigor and perseverance, the endurance of the human spirit, and the triumph of excellence, originality, and creativity. Thandika is a pan-African scholar par excellence."
Featured
The Role of Journalists in Improving Media Coverage of Conflict and Peacebuilding in West Africa