Introduction
By Martha Mutisi
Conflict resolution under the Ekika system of the Baganda in Uganda
By Ashad Sentongo & Andrea Bartoli
Local conflict resolution in Rwanda
The case of abunzi mediators
By Martha Mutisi
Traditional authority and modern hegemony
Peacemaking in the Afar region of Ethiopia
By Kwesi Sansculotte-Greenidge & Demessie Fantaye
From war to peace and reconciliation in Darfur, Sudan
Prospects for the Judiyya
By Abdullahi Osman El-Tom
Customary mediation in resource scarcities and conflicts in Sudan
Making a case for the Judiyya
By Salomé Bronkhorst
Conclusion
By Martha Mutisi