Reports

Executive summary Within fragile, conflict-affected and post-conflict settings, employment-promotion programmes are often presented as a ‘silver bullet’ to development and peacebuilding. These programmes, ranging from promoting value chains for job creation to providing technical and vocational trainings,…

This policy brief presents information on the full spectrum of risks facing the inhabitants of Karonga, and these have been identified by Karonga residents as resulting in premature death or injury and/or affecting their livelihoods and…

SUMMARY Two decades after the genocide against the Tutsi, International Alert asks what should reconciliation programming look like in Rwanda in the future and what lessons does it hold for those seeking to promote reconciliation in other…

Summary: This report argues that strengthening relationships is key to reducing violent extremism in Kenya. The findings are based on a rapid assessment in Nairobi and Mombasa of the factors that have fuelled or mitigated violence, carried…

Social accountability vital for building trust in post-election Uganda – new report London/ Kampala/ Washington DC, 1 March 2016: Development projects that pay greater attention to social accountability can improve citizen-state relations and trust in Uganda and…

A CALL FOR DIALOGUE AND COMMITMENT TO LASTING PEACE In recent weeks, protests surrounding the upcoming presidential election in Burundi have resulted in violence, killing more than 20 people and wounding more. Tens of thousands of Burundians…

A new report by International Alert has revealed a growing confidence in sustained peace and security in northern Uganda, following the end of the 21-year conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army and Ugandan government forces, which…

International Alert’s new report, Trading with neighbours, examines the realities of trade relations between business communities in Uganda and South Sudan*. The 2005 peace agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)…

Six years after the guns fell silent, and months into the second iteration of the Peace, Recovery and Development Programme (PRDP), the question of whether northern Uganda is truly at peace remains unanswered in many people’s…

Aurélien Tobie with François Masabo September 2012 Executive summary This paper focuses on the lessons learned and current situation in terms of reconciliation and reintegration efforts in Rwanda. Taking the Fostering Reconciliation and Socio-Economic Reintegration in Rwanda project…