Radical Hope and Entanglement: Imagining New Realities for Africa
Kujenga Amani: Peacebuilding in Africa
In this episode of the Kujenga Amani Podcast, Professor Siphokazi Magadla reflects on her journey as a South African scholar of political science and journalism, and an activist who aims to center the existence, imagination, and hopes of African women, girls, and children in the work towards ensuring a future that sustains the dignity, vitality and creativity of human life. Professor Magadla reflects on the deep entanglement of our lives and the urgency of reimagining the global order—not just to reform it, but to dismantle and rebuild it entirely to eradicate what she describes as an...
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Monde Muyangwa
Kujenga Amani: Peacebuilding in Africa
Our guest today is Dr. Monde Muyangwa, an expert on conflict resolution and peacebuilding in Africa, democracy and governance, gender, US foreign policy, and the African Union. She currently serves as the director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center where she leads programs designed to analyze and offer effective, practical solutions to Africa’s most pressing current and future issues.
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Lena Slachmuijlder
Kujenga Amani: Peacebuilding in Africa
For the latest installment of the African Peacebuilding Network’s Kujenga Amani podcast, we sat down with Search for Common Ground’s vice president of programs, Lena Slachmuijlder, to discuss how Search for Common Ground measures the impact of its work; the organization’s unique approach to peacebuilding that emphasizes practical, hands-on, grassroots-focused methods; and how to build synergies between researchers, local practitioners, and communities.
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Paul D. Williams
Kujenga Amani: Peacebuilding in Africa
Since the founding of the African Union (AU) in 2002, its role in promoting peace and security on the continent has evolved considerably. We spoke to Paul D. Williams about the history of the AU’s peace and security institutions, the factors shaping the future of African peace operations, and his personal experiences researching and writing about the AU.
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Séverine Autesserre
Kujenga Amani: Peacebuilding in Africa
International peacebuilding efforts in conflict-affected countries, including the DRC, typically prioritize top-down approaches. We spoke with Séverine Autesserre, a professor of Political Science at Barnard College, about the overall impact of international peacebuilding efforts in the DRC, the difficulty of building peace from the top down and without input from the intended beneficiaries, and the potential for local peacebuilding efforts to transform conflict situations in the DRC and beyond.
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Ambassador Macharia Kamau
Kujenga Amani: Peacebuilding in Africa
Ambassador Macharia Kamau is Kenya’s Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and immediate former Ambassador of Kenya to the United Nations. We spoke to Ambassador Kamau in New York about the changing dynamics of multilateral diplomacy, his time on the UN Peacebuilding Commission, and recent political developments in Kenya.
info_outlineSince the founding of the African Union (AU) in 2002, its role in promoting peace and security on the continent has evolved considerably. Compared with its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, the AU has played a more active role in peacekeeping and peace support operations.
For the third episode of the APN’s Kujenga Amani podcast, we sat down with Paul D. Williams, a professor of Security Policy Studies at George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs. He is an expert in the politics and effectiveness of peace operations, the dynamics of war and peace in Africa, emerging threats in international security, and has published extensively on the peace and security architecture of the African Union.
Professor Williams spoke with us about the history of the African Union’s peace and security institutions, the factors shaping the future of African peace operations, and his personal experiences researching and writing about the African Union.
