Our latest article from the Horn of Africa Bulletin focuses on peacebuilding and mediation in the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes regions, with a reflection piece on personal mediation experiences. Bienfait Kazamwali Mukamba is a peace fellow in the regional youth programme focusing on cross-border dialogue for peace in the Great Lakes region. In his article, he outlines how multi-dimensional conflicts in the Great Lakes region are influenced by inter-ethnic and identity-based tensions and manipulated by local and regional leaders. Bienfait argues for more awareness of how political leaders incite conflicts and a holistic approach to addressing different levels of conflict actors.