Introduction– by Martha Mutisi
Conflict resolution under the Ekika system of the Baganda in Uganda– by Ashad Sentongo & Andrea Bartoli
Local conflict resolution in Rwanda: The case of abunzi mediators– by Martha Mutisi
Traditional authority and modern hegemony: Peacemaking in the Afar region of Ethiopia– by Kwesi Sansculotte-Greenidge & Demessie Fantaye
From war to peace and reconciliation in Darfur, Sudan: Prospects for the Judiyya– by Abdullahi Osman El-Tom
Customary mediation in resource scarcities and conflicts in Sudan: Making a case for the Judiyya– by Salomé Bronkhorst
Conclusion– by Martha Mutisi