“…this thing is an industry; budgets are exploding…” An international refugee agency worker based in Kampala. By January 2018, media reports…
Notes on Uganda’s “Refugee Paradise”
Africa
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…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Abosede Babatunde
The Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network (APN) had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Abosede Babatunde, an…
Silencing the Guns by 2020: How Realistic is this Timeline?
This essay previously appeared in the first issue of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) newsletter, “Governance Link” (November-December 2017).…
Moving the Battlefields: Foreign Jurisdictions and Environmental Justice in Nigeria
This is a cross-post from Items, a Social Science Research Council digital forum that renews and reimagines the Council’s former…
Ending Impunity in the Central African Republic Still a Bridge Too Far
At the end of July 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that the number of internally…