Dr John Ahere

I am a conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding specialist with over 20 years of experience working in fragile and conflict-affected contexts across Africa and the Pacific. I have led and contributed to humanitarian-development-peace nexus programs, unarmed civilian protection missions, and conflict mapping/analysis initiatives in South Sudan, Darfur, Liberia, Bougainville (PNG), and more. As the current Conflict Sensitivity Coordinator at Oxfam in Africa, I lead a global hub focused on embedding conflict sensitivity into humanitarian and development programming. My expertise spans mediation support, social cohesion, capacity building, grants management, policy advocacy, and applied research in peace and security. I hold a Ph.D. in Peace Studies and have published widely on conflict transformation, political violence, and governance in Africa.