Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction : tradition-based approaches in peacemaking, transitional justice and reconciliation policies / Lud Huyse -- The Gacaca courts in Rwanda / Bert Ingelaere -- Restorative justice and the role of magamba spirits in post-civil war Gorongosa, central Mozambique / Victor Igreja and Beatrice Dias-Lambranca -- Northern Uganda : tradition-based practices in the Acholi region / James Ojera Latigo -- Reconciliation and traditional justice : tradition-based practices of the Kpaa Mende in Sierra Leone / Joe A.D. Alie -- The institution of bashingantahe in Burundi / Assumpta Naniwe-Kaburahe -- Conclusions and recommendations / Luc Huyse.