The escalation of the conflict in 2015, including its changing character, dynamics, and trajectories, was fueled by the emergence of…
Changing Dynamics of Conflict and Peacebuilding Among Farmer-Herder Communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt Region
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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…
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…
Survivors of Sexual Violence: Navigating Post-Conflict Environments in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
This article is based on some of the findings from my APN-supported research in post-conflict oil producing communities of Nigeria’s…
An Interview with 2019 APN Grantee Umar Ahmed
Umar Ahmed is a lecturer at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. He received both his BA and MA degrees from…
Rural Banditry in Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
Rural banditry by all accounts is undermining security, peace, and development in Nigeria’s northwest. While the unfolding crisis could be…
Special Issue: Nigeria’s 2019 Elections in Perspective
In the run-up to the hotly contested elections, the political atmosphere has been charged by intense party campaigns, sporadic incidents…
“Two Rams Cannot Drink from the Same Bowl”: Supremacy Battles and Peacebuilding Challenges in Arogbo-Ijaw Area of Ondo State, Nigeria
Conflict within and between militant groups in the Arogbo-Ijaw area of Ondo State in Nigeria are the result of struggles…
Development and Statebuilding at the Cost of Peacebuilding? The Case of the Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Building state institutions, providing services, and promoting economic development in conflict-affected regions are usually considered integral to peacebuilding. This essay…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Abosede Babatunde
The Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network (APN) had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Abosede Babatunde, an…