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Abstract
International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) are at the heart of liberal peacebuilding approaches in the Global South, especially in Africa. Despite their huge efforts towards containing conflict and enthroning sustainable peace, complaints persist of imposition, and exclusion of local voices, imported frameworks, and interests. Some scholars even contend that liberal peacebuilding hardly achieves peace. What is, however, not clearly established in literature is why and how the achievement of peace remains a struggle for peacebuilding INGOs in Africa. This study is an attempt to fill this gap. Relying on a case study, it seeks to empirically highlight the case of an INGO peacebuilding intervention with heavy output but lean impact and why. The findings show an interplay of both external and internal factors sustaining this, thus, the need to rethink “impact” within liberal peacebuilding in Africa.
Keywords: INGOs, Liberal peacebuilding, Output, Impact, Peace
