Publication

The articles in this issue cover 1) how investment in youth engagement, women’s empowerment, and transitional justice and the rule of law can help further peace in The Gambia; 2) the reasons for growing restrictions on civic space in Africa and the response of civil society groups; 3) the repatriation and reconciliation needs of communities displaced by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria; 4) South Sudan’s National Dialogue Initiative; 5) post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation in Rwanda and Sri Lanka; 6) what the creation of networks of women mediators mean for mediation support in Africa; and 7) how to improve post-conflict disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programs to address the hardships faced by child soldiers.