If democracy continues to falter in more African countries, it will be hard for the US, and key Western powers,…
Youth, Democracy, and Elections: Another Missed Opportunity to Reset US-Africa Engagement?
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Critical Developments in Africa’s Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda
The program was set up with the primary mandate of mainstreaming youth into the peace and security agenda of the…
Casamance: Questioning the Significance of December 26, 1982
To get out of the "impasse of neither peace nor war" in Casamance, it is necessary, through a cultural approach,…
An Approach to Sustainable Development: Understanding the Quadruple Nexus
Maximizing the interlinkages of the pillars of peace/security, development, human rights, and humanitarianism while being fully cognizant of governance, external…
Bridging Humanities and Social Science Research in Africa: My APN Experience
The APN award has enabled me to navigate the fuzzy boundary between the humanities and social science research and has…
A Voice from Sudan: War Is Good for Nothing
The APN’s 10thanniversary presents an opportunity to review the past and also look forward with hope towards a brighter future.…
My Exciting Research Journey with the APN
The APN has been a major part of my exciting intellectual journey, especially in the last decade. The narrative of…
Navigating Violent Networks: Youth-led Everyday Peacebuilding in Zimbabwe
Although many young people were and are implicated in long-term political violence in Mbare specifically and in the country more…
Prospects of using Theatre for Development (TfD) as a tool for resolving Farmers-Pastoralist conflict in Kilosa, Tanzania
This essay establishes that TfD has immense potential in mediating and resolving farmer-pastoralist conflicts as it has the power to…
Language, Conflict Mitigation and Mediation Processes in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Conflict is part of human everyday existence. Occasionally, conflict may become confrontational and culminate in physical violence. The approach to…