Abstract:
Abstract*
It is an increasingly acknowledged fact that one of the most effective ways universities in waraffected
countries can be functionally relevant to the everyday needs and challenges of their
immediate environment is by promoting peacebuilding through peace education. This paper explores
the role of universities in fostering peace education in diverse post-conflict and conflict-prone
countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, the research investigates the evolution and strategies of
conflict-sensitive peace education in the context of universities in post-conflict and volatile societies
in Africa with the object of assessing how impactful they have been. The study also analyses the
problems and challenges associated with promoting peace education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Data for
the study have been generated from secondary sources, as well as a raft of conflict intervention,
regional security and peacebuilding projects the researcher has taken part in across a number of
conflict-prone and war-affected African countries (notably, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Rwanda, Burundi,
DRC, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and South Sudan).
