Life after Boko Haram: Homecoming & Hope
In Niger, the threat of Boko Haram turned everyone’s lives upside down. Teenagers became fighters. Wives became widows. Innocent people became prisoners. So many futures—upended by years of conflict.
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Baseline Study – Minatinaa Fi Tamasokona: Strengthening Non-violence as a strategy for peacebuilding and promoting social cohesion – February 2020
Search for Common Ground (Search), in partnership with Badya Centre for Integrated Development Services (Badya), is implementing an 18-month project “Minatinaa fi Tamasokona (Strong in Our Social Cohesion): Strengthening Nonviolence as a Strategy for Peacebuilding and Promoting Social Cohesion in the Abyei Area” with generous support from the US Department…
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Research on Cross Border Trade Between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda – November 2019
This publication was produced by Search for Common Ground, for review by the European Union Delegation in Rwanda. This study was made possible thanks to the financial support of the European Union delegation in Rwanda, and its content is the responsibility of Search for Common Ground, and does not necessarily…
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Conflict Assessment in the Bamingui-Bangoran region – December 2019
Search identified Bamingui-Bangoran as a target region of crucial importance for the success of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and as such, determined to conduct a conflict assessment in this area. Data collection was carried out between November and December 2019. The…
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Lessons from Guinea, Ebola to COVID-19
Before COVID-19, there was Ebola — a virus that ravaged West Africa and fueled fear that tore at the social fabric of communities. The stories and lessons learned from Ebola have never been so relevant. In 2013, the Ebola virus hit Guinea. The lack of trust between communities, health workers,…
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Policy Brief – From Alert to Action: Lessons Learned on Early Warning and Early Response Mechanisms to Prevent Violence in Northeast Nigeria
Between 2015 and 2019, Search for Common Ground coordinated an early warning/early response (EWER) mechanism to protect civilians from insurgent and other types of violence in Nigeria's Adamawa and Borno states. Leveraging existing institutions at both the local and state level, the project helped build trust among governmental and civilian…
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Policy Brief – Transnational Dimensions of Conflict Between Farmers and Herders in the Western Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin
This paper draws on the expertise of African researchers and practitioners to examine the transnational dimensions of farmer-herder relations across the Western Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin. As conflicts between these two communities escalate in the region, it is vital for all stakeholders to coordinate and advance sustainable solutions…
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