Research

Research publications on Policy Briefs, Technical Papers & Reports and Documentaries in West African Transitional Justice.

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 Centre Year: 2025 About the Book: This book explores the gender dynamics of the structures of resilience within conflict and post conflict contexts in Nigeria divided along three sections. It details a regional analysis to […]

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Historical Landscape of Shrinking Civic Space in West Africa: From Anti-Colonial Activism to Activism 2.0

Title: Historical Landscape of Shrinking Civic Space in West Africa: From Anti-Colonial Activism to Activism 2.0 Author: Philip Ademola Olayoku ISBN: 978-978-779-144-8 Publisher: The West African Transitional Justice Centre Year: 2025 About the Book: This book details the historical context of social justice advocacy in West Africa, with spotlight on Nigeria, in an attempt to

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The Legal Gimmicks of Nigeria’s Transitional Justice Experiment: The Atyap and Nigeria’s Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission (HRVIC)

Title: The Legal Gimmicks of Nigeria’s Transitional Justice Experiment: The Atyap and Nigeria’s Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Author: Philip Ademola Olayoku ISBN: 978-978-779-142-4 Publisher: The West African Transitional Justice Centre/Information Aid Network Year: 2025 About the Book: This book entails a concise elaboration of the historical dynamics of the 1992 Zangon Kataf Crises

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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN HUMANITARIAN TRAINING PILOT TEST MODULE

The West African Transitional Justice Centre (WATJCentre), on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières’s (MSF) Speaking Out Case Study Program (SOCS), is calling for applications from faculty and graduate students interested in the field of humanitarian studies, international relations, peace and conflict studies, sociology, public health, strategic studies, disaster management and related disciplines to take part

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Call for papers – The Secret World of Oaths in Africa and the African Diaspora

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for an edited book on The Secret World of Oaths in Africa and the African Diaspora for publication in June/July 2022, sponsored by the Center for African Research Excellence and The West African Transitional Justice Centre (WATJCentre). The book project seeks to interrogate the intersections of

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