We speak with Namakula E. Mayanja about the roots of Burundi’s ethnic conflicts, and the pathways to reconciliation. Namakula E. Mayanja, PhD is a scholar and instructor in peace and conflict studies at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg. She is an experienced researcher in Africa’s Great Lakes Region. Her research interests include Africa’s leadership, security, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, non-state armed groups, and natural resource wars.