As a member of a collaborative research team awarded a research grant by the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the…
A Researcher’s Dilemma: Reflections on Conducting Fieldwork in the Volatile Terrain of North Central Nigeria
West Africa
‘#ChurchToo’? The Women’s Rights Movement and the Sexual Emancipation of “Sacred” Spaces in Nigeria
Sexual abuse is about predation and power and the Fatoyinbo spectacle exposes the dark side of Nigeria’s Pentecostal ‘erotic economy’…
Securing Peace and Stability in Africa: An Interview with Dr. Chukwuemeka Eze
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) held a joint training workshop in…
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…
The Disappearing Lake
Is climate change likely to be a threat multiplier in conflict-prone regions? Under what conditions? What can be done to…
“No Cattle Would Be Left Out”: Farmer-Herder Conflict and the Challenge of Peacebuilding from Below in Ghana
Farmer-Herder conflicts have grown in frequency across the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, including in Ghana, where they…
Insecurity, Conflict, and Militancy in the Maghreb and Sahel Regions
Throughout the Maghreb and Sahel regions of Africa, many communities are struggling under the strain of new patterns of violence…
Whither Peacebuilding Initiatives? The Escalation of Herder-Farmer Conflicts in Nigeria
There is a growing trend towards episodic, low-intensity conflicts across Nigeria, particularly in its north-central and southern zones. These conflicts…
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…