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Comparing Western and African democracy – challenges and opportunities
Continuous imposition of the Western model of democracy will only lead to Western frustration and African rejection, just like in the Middle East, Latin America and other parts of the World. Suggested...
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Terrorists in East Africa – are we yielding to their demands?
Following attacks in Kenya and Uganda this year, governments must not ignore the law or the root causes of terrorism in their response – or risk creating new recruits. Suggested Reading Conflict...
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Can community mediation inform conflict resolution approaches in Burundi?
This overview of community mediation in Burundi teaches mediators about the functioning models for local conflict resolution led by Burundians themselves, raises awareness about the importance of...
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Forgiveness – the secret to peace in Uganda
Ugandans practice forgiveness widely in the aftermath of armed conflict. Practised in combination with other measures of justice like judicial accountability, truth telling, and reparations,...
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‘We want to show that healing is a very important need’
Never Again Rwanda, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, has published a new study, entitled ‘Societal Healing in Rwanda: A mapping of actors and approaches’. Suggested...
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Never Again Rwanda launches four-year Societal Healing and Participatory...
Never Again Rwanda, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, has launched a four-year Societal Healing and Participatory Governance program, in conjunction with the release of...
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The effects of extending presidential terms in Africa – the case of Burundi,...
Attempts to extend presidential terms in countries of the Great Lakes region such as Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda are fueling political and social tensions that could well reignite ethnically-based...
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Burundi – in the moments of crisis the wise build bridges
The UN Human Rights Council Special Session on preventing further deterioration of the human rights situation in Burundi has well highlighted the dangers. The difficulties of restoring order are...
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Never Again Rwanda hosts a Community Forum in Bugesera
Never Again Rwanda, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, organized a special Community Forum in Bugesera district to discuss challenges of peace in the region and how to...
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Burundi – crisis and warning
Political violence is escalating in the east African state. The world’s attention and engsgement are urgently needed if a repeat of Rwanda is to be avoided. Suggested Reading Conflict Background GCCT...
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Educating young people for peace in Rwanda
There are a growing number of initiatives that are investing in equipping young people with knowledge and skills to: collaboratively resolve and transform conflicts; transcend prejudices, suspicions...
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Never Again Rwanda will never relent to promote rights of all the youth
Never Again Rwanda, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, organized a conference on the theme, “Promotion and protection of human rights: My voice counts,” to mark International...
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From survival to life – Rwanda’s healing process at a glance
While many Rwandans have healed to varying degrees there is a need to address the wounds that still run deep. Today, the healing process is still ongoing. The question is: what work still needs to be...
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In Burundi, we are seeing the creation of an ethnic conflict
It is time for the international community to intervene and send a peace mission; for international media to properly cover this conflict; for the Burundian forces deployed in Somalia to return to...
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Long road to peace – a practitioner’s experience in Kenya
Kenya and neighbouring countries would benefit from an in-depth analysis of the past decade of peacebuilding interventions, in order to determine to what extent communities are better positioned to...
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The Somali Observatory of Conflict and Violence Prevention from Somalia
TransConflict is pleased to showcase the work of the Somali Observatory of Conflict and Violence Prevention from Somalia, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation. Suggested...
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Gone but not forgotten – remembering the victims of the Rwandan genocide
22 years after the 1994 genocide, Rwandans are continuing to mark the occasion and keep the memory of an event which cost more than 800,000 human lives. Suggested Reading Conflict Background GCCT By...
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Updates on peace in the Greater Horn and Great Lakes Region of Africa
TransConflict is pleased to present an update on conflict dynamics and peacebuilding efforts in the Greater Horn and Great Lakes Region in Africa. Suggested Reading Conflict Background GCCT By Kisuke...
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Empty threats or serious steps? Kenya’s plans to evict Somali refugees
Kenyan authorities revealed plans to shut down its refugee camps within the next year. But are these plans serious steps towards eviction, or empty threats? Suggested Reading Conflict Background GCCT...
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Ethiopia-Eritrea – the cry of the Imburi
The artillery exchange with several hundred killed may be a cry of the Imburi and the need for more creative attention to the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict − all the more so that the armed conflicts in...
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