Centering Women in Peacebuilding: Africa’s Security Challenge Through a Gender Lens

In this solo episode of the OSRS Leadership Series, Dr. Oludare Ogunlana, cybersecurity and national security policy expert, reflects on the urgent need to reframe Africa’s security strategy by centering gender, science, and inclusion.

Dr. Oludare Ogunlana

Originally planned as a conversation with feminist researcher Dr. Titilope Ajayi, this solo discussion addresses the rising insecurity across the continent, the irony of religiously inspired responses to modern warfare, and the strategic exclusion of women from peacebuilding processes.

Dr. Ogunlana also analyzes recent events in Ukraine, the Iran–Israel conflict, and social media narratives from Mali—highlighting how drones and narrative warfare are redefining modern conflict. He challenges African governments and citizens to move beyond miracle-based thinking and embrace readiness, innovation, and inclusive governance.

Key Topics Covered:

• Gendered impact of insecurity and exclusion in peace processes

• The rise of drones and their role in modern conflict

• Mali’s development narrative: propaganda or progress?

• Strategic lessons from Israel, Ukraine, and Iran

• Why women’s inclusion is essential to national survival

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