The Next Gen fellowship awards made a great difference in the trajectory of my PhD journey from inception to completion…
My PhD Journey: Reflections on the Next Gen Fellowship as a Game Changer
Africa
Points of Tension between African States and the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been accused of unfairly targeting African states. The ICC began operating in 2002 and…
An Interview with 2019 APN Grantee Umar Ahmed
Umar Ahmed is a lecturer at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. He received both his BA and MA degrees from…
An Interview with Professor Sarah Ssali
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) held a joint training workshop in…
Notes on Uganda’s “Refugee Paradise”
“…this thing is an industry; budgets are exploding…” An international refugee agency worker based in Kampala. By January 2018, media reports…
Securing Peace and Stability in Africa: An Interview with Dr. Chukwuemeka Eze
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) held a joint training workshop in…
Rural Banditry in Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
Rural banditry by all accounts is undermining security, peace, and development in Nigeria’s northwest. While the unfolding crisis could be…
An Interview with Sisanda Mguzulwa
At our July 2018 bi-annual fellows workshop in Kampala, Uganda, program staff sat down with Sisanda Mguzulwa, a 2016 and…
The Disappearing Lake
Is climate change likely to be a threat multiplier in conflict-prone regions? Under what conditions? What can be done to…
Researching China in Africa
My initial attraction to the study of China’s activities in Africa stemmed from an intellectual imbalance I noticed while writing…