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Introducing the APN’s 2017 Grant Recipients
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce the 2017 recipients of…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Fekadu Adugna Tufa
The APN Team recently had the opportunity to sit down with several of our Alumni, including Dr. Fekadu Adugna Tufa…
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…
The Role of Journalists in Improving Media Coverage of Conflict and Peacebuilding in West Africa
"Journalists should let the stories tell themselves; if you tell a compelling story, people will get it. They just have…
APN Grantee on the Future of Democracy and Peace in West Africa
The following is an interview with APN 2013 grantee Professor Oluwafunmilayo J. Para-Mallam, on the sidelines of a policy dialogue…
A Reflection on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in Africa
"There is the belief that if you build competitive institutions and a structure of government, these elements of statebuilding will…
Reflections from Wilton Park Conference on “Peacebuilding in Africa”
Following the Wilton Park conference on “Peacebuilding in Africa: Evolving Challenges, Responses, and New Thinking,” African Peacebuilding Network staff had…
Mapping Reconciliation Processes in Africa: A Project Set to Fail or A Possible Gateway to Further Research?
Reconciliation has become an important term in the national discourse, particularly within Africa. Yet what reconciliation actually refers to, how it…