Welcome to The West African Transitional Justice Centre

For Social Justice & Transformation

The West African Transitional Justice Centre is designed for education, research and programming on transitional justice in West Africa and globally.

Research

Our Centre is devoted to the developing evidence-based research outputs that include Books, Policy Briefs, Technical Papers, Reports and Documentaries on transitional justice and social justice issues in general. We produce quarterly communique on global topical issues discussed at our Africanist Scholars fora.

Programmes

Our flagship events are held quarterly during the first week of each month. We hold the Distinguished Personality Lecture Series during the first month, the Authors’ Spotlight event during the second month and the Africanist Scholars’ Forum on the third month of each quarter

Bibliography of African Transitional Justice

Our internship programme has been tailored towards building a bibliographical database for transitional justice and other social issues. With a dedicated coordinating team, we are working towards structuring them to develop a curriculum for teaching transitional justice in Africa

Collaborations

We are open to providing technical support for organisations on the theoretical underpinnings of the study and  implementation of transitional justice in Africa and globally

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The Delusion of Independence and the Enduring Humanitarian Challenges in South Sudan

Preamble On March 17, 2025, an airstrike was launched by the South Sudanese Airforce in the Nasir County killing about ...

Our Future is NOT Their Future: Sola Olorunyomi on African Futurity

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof Sola Olorunyomi, Professor of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria ...

Professor Sola Olorunyomi

Professor Sola Olorunyomi is a Research Professor of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, and the Director of the Institute of ...

The 12-Day War and Stakes within the Global Peace and Security Architecture

Preamble The launch of Operation Rising Lion by Israel on June 13, 2025, through an attack on Iran’s military and ...

Professor Mfon Umoren Ekpootu

Professor Mfon Umoren Ekpootu is a distinguished Professor of Gender and Socioeconomic History in the Department of History and Diplomatic ...

Women and Resilience Building in Nigeria’s Conflict Contexts

Title: Women and Resilience Building in Nigeria’s Conflict Contexts Author: Philip Ademola Olayoku ISBN: 978-978-779-143-1 Publisher: The West African Transitional Justice ...

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