African Scholarship and Practice for Conflict Transformation, Security Governance and Development

In this episode of the Kujenga Amani podcast, Dr. Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele, scholar-practitioner and a clinical assistant professor of transnational security at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU), addresses the importance of African scholarship in bridging the gap between knowledge and practice in a context of structural and emerging challenges on the continent. Drawing from her research and policy engagements in exploring African-led solutions that advance sustainable peace and development, as well as her membership on the Advisory Board of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) Global Research Network, Dr. Jumo discusses her research and role as a practitioner, conflict dynamics in Africa, intentional curriculum building, progress and shortfalls in the continent's approach to counterterrorism. She also acknowledges the importance of leveraging diasporic networks for conflict transformation, while equally paying critical attention to the far-reaching implications of the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' on Africa's peacebuilding landscape. Disclaimer : The views and opinions expressed by guests on the Kujenga Amani Podcast do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics Program or the Social Science Research Council, unless directly stated otherwise.

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African Scholarship and Practice for Conflict Transformation, Security Governance and Development is an episode from Kujenga Amani: Peacebuilding in Africa by Mwangi Thuita.

This episode is 24:20 long.

This episode was published on Feb 24, 2026.

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