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My PhD Journey: Reflections on the Next Gen Fellowship as a Game Changer
The Next Gen fellowship awards made a great difference in the trajectory of my PhD journey from inception to completion…
Can Peace Education Help Heal a Divided Kenya?
The political impasse in Kenya Kenya needs national healing and reconciliation. This can be attributed to the protracted and hotly…
Vitória é Certa! The Future Belongs to African Women
African women have much to celebrate. We have historic and recent examples of women’s leadership at the highest levels of…
KhoiSan Rastafarianism: A Path to Peace in the Western Cape, South Africa
To the untrained eye, Rastafarians represent an alien culture of violent and unkempt ganja-smoking individuals who seek to wreak havoc…
Ignored Heroine? Maimuna Siraj, Social Media Activist, Strives for Peace and Women’s Empowerment in Mombasa, Kenya
Peace is costly, but it’s worth the expense. – Kenyan Proverb Kenya is currently in a volatile period heading towards…
Writing on African Peacebuilding: Reflection on Personal Experiences
Since everyone writes differently, formulating a standard set of advice on how best to pull together your research into an…
Fees Must Fall: Lessons from Student Struggles in South Africa
South Africa is currently undergoing a resurgence in student protests, with students agitating for free, decolonized education. The most prominent…
Replacing Boko Haram with an “Attractive Revolution”
"Restarting this process of building mass literacy could be a good way to revitalize all of NEAZDP’s components, rebuild trust,…
Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: The Importance of Documentation in Postwar Education and Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) are temporarily established to investigate and document war atrocities committed against civilian populations1This article is…