On this page, we share reflections, experiences, and field perspectives drawn from our work on reconciliation across Africa, with a particular focus on communities navigating conflict, memory, identity, and social transformation.
Through encounters with local actors, institutions, community leaders, and ordinary citizens, we explore the human realities behind reconciliation processes and the complex paths toward dialogue, coexistence, and healing. From historical grievances to contemporary tensions, from grassroots initiatives to policy discussions, each experience offers deeper insight into resilience, justice, trust-building, and the reconstruction of social bonds.
This space is dedicated to documenting conversations, lessons, and journeys that highlight both the challenges and the possibilities of reconciliation in deeply divided societies.
The last presidential election in Cameroon revealed how exhausted Cameroonians were from the current political regime. I am personally exhausted […]
In the past years, I have intentionally started to pay close attention to my circle of friends, because I felt
“It is my village…Look what they are doing to us. They’re still killing us.” The first time I landed in
