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Achebe’s Acts of Memory
The brouhaha over Chinua Achebe’s There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra, as throngs who hadn’t read the book stood up to vociferously vilify or champion it, represented a grave disservice...
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From Ethnic Violence to Seeds of Peace: Pastoralists, Youth, and...
Pokot and Samburu Morans symbolically shake hands at the Amaya Peace Monument in December 2010.1 Introduction Northwestern Kenya has been a theatre of violent conflict pitting the Pokot, Samburu, and...
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Congolese Crisis and Demographic Problems in the African Great Lakes
The frequent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is part of a series of interlinked, complex conflicts[1] encompassing the African Great Lakes region. The DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, and...
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Recurrent Crisis in the Eastern DRC: Petty Imperialism and Reconceptualizing...
The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the richest regions in the country, with diverse mineral deposits and vast arable lands. Even more than the rest of the country,...
View ArticleWriting 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 effective book, book chapter, article, or policy paper or brief is very...
View ArticleReview of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun offers a heart-wrenching account of the Biafran War (1967-1970), beautifully wrapped in a story of love, loyalty, betrayal, resilience, and hope. She...
View ArticleSilence and Denial as Impediments to Peace in Post-Colonial Zimbabwe, 1980-2016
Introduction This appraisal is an interlocution of the twin cultures of silence and denial inherent in Zimbabwe’s post-colonial peacebuilding praxis. It evokes the exigency of placing victimhood,...
View ArticleMeet the APN’s New Advisory Board Chair: Professor Ismail Rashid
Last week, Professor Ismail Rashid officially began his tenure as the African Peacebuilding Network’s Advisory Board chair. The following interview with Professor Ismail Rashid was conducted during an...
View ArticlePeacebuilding and the Academy in Africa
It is becoming increasingly clear that the effectiveness of peacebuilding in Africa is intertwined with the health of African higher education. Long-term peace in Africa will not be possible without...
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