Manuel Francisco Sambo holds a PhD in Global Society Studies from Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. His research focuses on peace, conflicts, and security in Southern and Eastern Africa and global politics. Sambo’s main publications include “The Premises, Promises, and Pitfalls of Resilience in Peacebuilding Theory” (Peace Review, 2024), “Autocratisation and Peacebuilding in Mozambique (2012-2019): Towards Illiberal Peace?” (Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, 2023), and “Frictions and Hybridity in Mozambique’s Post-War Peacebuilding: From Civil War to Precarious Peace” (African Security Review, 2023). Previously, Sambo served as a Teaching Assistant for Peace and Conflict Studies and Human Security Studies at Doshisha University and as a Lecturer on International Development Cooperation at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies in Japan. Currently, he works on the prevention of violent extremism in East and Southern Africa at the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), based in Switzerland (Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this book are personal and do not represent those of GCERF).