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SSRC's Next Gen Africa

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The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program offers fellowships to doctoral students in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa.

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It's only fair that if we're celebrating 50 years of ECOWAS, they [Alliance of Sahel State] should be part of the celebration - Dr. Festus Aubyn. #ThePulse

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NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "The Dynamics of Conducting Field-based Research within Religious Spaces in South Africa: Challenges and Opportunities" by Bambo Miti (Proposal Research Fellow 2022-2023). Read more: bit.ly/42LhW75

NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "The Dynamics of Conducting Field-based Research within Religious Spaces in South Africa: Challenges and Opportunities" by Bambo Miti (Proposal Research Fellow 2022-2023).

Read more: bit.ly/42LhW75
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Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the 2025 SSRC-WANEP-CORNWA high-level Policy Dialogue event in Ghana, Accra. The dialogue was successful, with thought-provoking discussion examining #WestAfrica's geopolitical/ geostrategic past, present, and future.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the 2025 SSRC-WANEP-CORNWA high-level Policy Dialogue event in Ghana, Accra.  

The dialogue was successful, with thought-provoking discussion examining #WestAfrica's geopolitical/ geostrategic past, present, and future.
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🎥 We take you back in images to the High-Level Policy Dialogue organised by WANEP- SSCRC-CORNWA on 15–16 April in🇬🇭. Themed "Understanding the Geopolitical & Strategic Changes in West Africa: Emerging Challenges and the Future of ECOWAS", the dialogue sparked vital reflections.

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NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "The Invisibility of the 'Born Free' Generation in the New Namibian Cabinet" by Tracey Muradzikwa (Next Gen 2020, 2021, & 2023). Read more: bit.ly/4d7K88P

NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "The Invisibility of the 'Born Free' Generation in the New Namibian Cabinet" by Tracey Muradzikwa (Next Gen 2020, 2021, & 2023).   

Read more: bit.ly/4d7K88P
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LECTURE SERIES #16 📚 "Understanding the Geopolitical and Strategic Changes in West Africa: Emerging Challenges and Future of ECOWAS" by Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, PhD: bit.ly/4d2Ku0D Originally part of the SSRC-WANEP-CORNWA High-Level Policy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana.

LECTURE SERIES #16 📚

"Understanding the Geopolitical and Strategic Changes in West Africa: Emerging Challenges and Future of ECOWAS" by Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, PhD: bit.ly/4d2Ku0D

Originally part of the SSRC-WANEP-CORNWA High-Level Policy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana.
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The Kujenga Amani podcast is returning! We are relaunching with new voices, fresh insights, and important conversations with esteemed experts on African peacebuilding, research, and practices. See you on May 9! #KujengaAmani #AfricanPeacebuilding #KujengaAmaniPodcast

The Kujenga Amani podcast is returning!

We are relaunching with new voices, fresh insights, and important conversations with esteemed experts on African peacebuilding, research, and practices.

See you on May 9! #KujengaAmani #AfricanPeacebuilding #KujengaAmaniPodcast
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🌍 Ahead of the #ECOWAS Special Summit on Regional Integration, APN & Next Gen joined WANEP_Regional & Conflict Research Network - West Africa in Accra for a high-level policy dialogue on #WestAfrica’s shifting geopolitical landscape. Read the communique & key insights: bit.ly/44tmCAT

🌍 Ahead of the #ECOWAS Special Summit on Regional Integration, APN &amp; Next Gen joined <a href="/WANEP_Regional/">WANEP_Regional</a> &amp; <a href="/CORN_WestAfrica/">Conflict Research Network - West Africa</a> in Accra for a high-level policy dialogue on #WestAfrica’s shifting geopolitical landscape.    

Read the communique &amp; key insights: bit.ly/44tmCAT
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NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "Communities of Practice as a Transformative Strategy for Digital Peacebuilding in Africa" by Dr. Sokfa John (APN IRF 2023). Read more: bit.ly/4kewhA6 #KujengaAmani #AfricanPeacebuilding #DigitalPeacebuilding

NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "Communities of Practice as a Transformative Strategy for Digital Peacebuilding in Africa" by Dr. Sokfa John (APN IRF 2023).  

Read more: bit.ly/4kewhA6

#KujengaAmani #AfricanPeacebuilding #DigitalPeacebuilding
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REMINDER🔔 | The Kujenga Amani Podcast returns tomorrow, May 9! We are relaunching with new voices, fresh insights, and important conversations with esteemed experts on African peacebuilding, research, and practices. #KujengaAmani #AfricanPeacebuilding #KujengaAmaniPodcast

REMINDER🔔 | The Kujenga Amani Podcast returns tomorrow, May 9!

We are relaunching with new voices, fresh insights, and important conversations with esteemed experts on African peacebuilding, research, and practices.

#KujengaAmani #AfricanPeacebuilding #KujengaAmaniPodcast
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đź“· The #KujengaAmani Podcast is back! Prof. Siphokazi Magadla joins us to discuss her work empowering women in South Africa and her latest book, Guerrillas and Combative Mothers. Tune in now for this inspiring conversation: bit.ly/4kcFnx9 #Feminism #SouthAfrica

đź“· The #KujengaAmani Podcast is back!

Prof. Siphokazi Magadla joins us to discuss her work empowering women in South Africa and her latest book, Guerrillas and Combative Mothers. Tune in now for this inspiring conversation: bit.ly/4kcFnx9

#Feminism #SouthAfrica
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Excited to share highlights from the High-Level Policy Dialogue organized by WANEP-SSCRC-CORNWA on April 15-16 in Ghana, Accra. 🇬🇭 #AfricanPeacebuilding #WestAfrica bit.ly/4ddKcUH

Excited to share highlights from the High-Level Policy Dialogue organized by WANEP-SSCRC-CORNWA on April 15-16 in Ghana, Accra. 🇬🇭 #AfricanPeacebuilding #WestAfrica 

bit.ly/4ddKcUH
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Excited to share highlights from the Authors’ Capacity Building Workshop organized by PADRA in Nairobi, Kenya.🇰🇪 bit.ly/3S2HQyc Please also see interviews conducted with executive members of PADRA: bit.ly/3F2bjFy

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NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "Political and security implications of public reactions to unconstitutional changes of government in #WestAfrica: The curious case of #BurkinaFaso" by Dr. Titilope F. Ajayi (Next Gen 2017 & 2019, APN IRG 2018). Read more: bit.ly/3GUN9xj

NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "Political and security implications of public reactions to unconstitutional changes of government in #WestAfrica: The curious case of #BurkinaFaso" by Dr. Titilope F. Ajayi (Next Gen 2017 &amp; 2019, APN IRG 2018).

Read more: bit.ly/3GUN9xj
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LECTURE SERIES #17 📚 "Insurgency and Environmental Security in the West African Sahel: The Case of Northeast Nigeria" by Prof. Usman A. Tar: ssrc.org/publications/i… Originally part of the 2024 APN and Next Gen Research Methods Workshop Series in Lagos, Nigeria.

LECTURE SERIES #17 📚

"Insurgency and Environmental Security in the West African Sahel: The Case of Northeast Nigeria" by Prof. Usman A. Tar: ssrc.org/publications/i…

Originally part of the 2024 APN and Next Gen Research Methods Workshop Series in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Recently on the #KujengaAmani Podcast: Prof. Siphokazi Magadla joined us to discuss her powerful work on empowering women in South Africa. If you missed it, it’s not too late—tune in to this inspiring conversation now: bit.ly/4kcFnx9

Recently on the #KujengaAmani Podcast: Prof. Siphokazi Magadla joined us to discuss her powerful work on empowering women in South Africa.  

If you missed it, it’s not too late—tune in to this inspiring conversation now: bit.ly/4kcFnx9
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As part of its #AfricaMonth celebrations, the UFS Centre for Gender and Africa Studies hosted Prof Cyril Obi for the annual Africa Day Memorial Lecture. The event allowed stakeholders to discuss democracy, power, and the future of African political life. ufsweb.co/4dzjd61

As part of its #AfricaMonth celebrations, the UFS Centre for Gender and Africa Studies hosted Prof Cyril Obi for the annual Africa Day Memorial Lecture. The event allowed stakeholders to discuss democracy, power, and the future of African political life.
ufsweb.co/4dzjd61
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Admire Mare (APN IRF 2013) has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Johannesburg. We congratulate him on this great success.

Admire Mare (APN IRF 2013) has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Johannesburg. We congratulate him on this great success.
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NEW on Kujenga Amani 📖 | "Sit-at-Home Protest in Southeast Nigeria: Exploring the Socio-Economic and Security Impact" by Saheed Olasunkanmi Oduola. Read more: kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2025/05/30/sit…

NEW on Kujenga Amani đź“– | "Sit-at-Home Protest in Southeast Nigeria: Exploring the Socio-Economic and Security Impact" by Saheed Olasunkanmi Oduola.

Read more: kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2025/05/30/sit…
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Dr. Elias Courson (Next Gen 2012 & APN CWG 2016-18) authored the book, "Spaces of Insurgency: Petro-Violence and the Geography of Conflict in Nigeria," published by Langaa Publishers: bit.ly/4jBng3b We congratulate him on this professional success.

Dr. Elias Courson (Next Gen 2012 &amp; APN CWG 2016-18) authored the book, "Spaces of Insurgency: Petro-Violence and the Geography of Conflict in Nigeria," published by Langaa Publishers: bit.ly/4jBng3b 

We congratulate him on this professional success.