On the eve of its third decade, AU-EU cooperation is at the crossroads–having to choose between perpetuating ineffective practices of…
AU-EU Cooperation: Beyond Business as Usual?
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EU-AU Trade and Development Partnership: Beyond the Aid Trap
With over two decades of EU-AU trade and development cooperation, there is a need for a renewed commitment to overcome…
Editorial: Special Issue on AU-EU Partnership
This Special Issue brings together the foregoing research findings, offering a timely snapshot of the state of AU-EU cooperation along…
Anticipating the new awful: Covid-19 and South Africa’s fragile peace
The coronavirus and lockdown measures have had a crippling effect on the South African economy and her people. The pandemic…
Grassroots Perspectives on Building Sustainable Peace in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon
Based on a qualitative research approach, this article analyzes some grassroots perspectives and voices captured through field interviews, focus group…
An Interview with Erick Sourna
Erick Sourna Loumtouang, a 2020 APN Individual Research Fellow, recently granted interviews to Jeune Afrique and Africa Report and published an article in Kujenga Amani,…
Understanding Gender Complementarity in Igbo Society: The Role of Ụmụada and Ụmụnna in Peacebuilding
Introduction This essay argues that gender roles and relations in peacebuilding in Igbo society are complementary against the background of…
An Interview with Ismail Rashid and Amy Niang
On April 2, 2021, the Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) African Peacebuilding Network (APN) held the virtual launch of the…
Women, Peace, and Security in Africa during the Trump Years
Boko Haram’s 2014 kidnapping of 276 female students from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, marked an important…
Looking Back to Look Forward: Lessons Learnt from the Trump Administration and Prospects for Peacebuilding in Africa
Yet, in moving forward, we must look back to past mistakes, learn lessons, and prevent future shortcomings, particularly in relation…