Following the Wilton Park conference on “Peacebuilding in Africa: Evolving Challenges, Responses, and New Thinking,” African Peacebuilding Network staff had…
Reflections from Wilton Park Conference on “Peacebuilding in Africa”
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Statebuilding and Peacebuilding in Contexts of Identity-Related Conflicts: A Necessary Collaboration
"It is important to ask how peacebuilding can take place when the state is perceived as biased, partisan, unfair, and…
Rethinking Models of African Peacebuilding: Lessons from Nigeria
"As the case of Nigeria shows the endogenous ways of managing local conflict and building peace are organically linked to…
The Central African Republic Crisis: Neighboring Countries and the Prospects for Peace
"Ultimately [...] the future of peace in the CAR lies in the hands of the leaders and people of the…
Post-M23 Euphoria and the Recurrent Peace Dividends in Eastern DRC
“The examples of M23 and ADF showcase the positive potential of decisive peace enforcement, but neither the unsatisfactory ‘peace agreement’…
A Beleaguered Political Marriage: The Tanganyika-Zanzibar Union and the Constitution Process in Tanzania
"The proposed three-tiered government structure will ease the historical tensions between Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, and strengthen this iconic political…
Kenya 2013 Elections: A Reflection
"The 2013 Kenyan elections should be assessed as a process and not as an event. Although it is not clear…
Post-Amnesty Reintegration and Peacebuilding Challenges in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region: The Way Forward
“Policies that are implemented for reintegration, if they are to be truly successful, must be linked to the security and…
South Sudan and the Complications of Peacebuilding through Statebuilding
“The struggle for power between factions at the center depends on building and undermining state institutions simultaneously—a process international assistance…
Why Peacebuilding in Eastern Congo Often Goes Wrong, and Why It Is So Hard to Get Right
Why is building peace in a context such as the Congolese conflicts so hard? Despite many efforts, including the presence…