Investigating whether Ethiopia’s political system divides rather than unites people by creating mutual suspicion and instituted ethnic dynamics.
Examining Nigeria’s unresolved ethnic tensions and suspicions of domination that led to the declaration of the state of Biafra.
Outlining the need in Zambia to build interactions and capacities of different players for enhanced political tolerance.
Examining the status of the South Sudan civil war and discussing the evolving narratives behind its causes.
Using Lijphart’s notion of ‘power-sharing consocia-tionalism’ to understand South Sudan’s mutually reinforcing conflict system and its barriers to resolving conflict.
Arguing that the perceived choice between justice and peace is a false one since, as the two mutually reinforce each other.