Elias Opongo
Elias O. Opongo, S.J. is a Jesuit priest, a conflict analyst and peace practitioner, and immediate former director of Jesuit Hakimani Centre in Nairobi. He is a Ph.D. candidate in peace and conflict studies at University of Bradford and holds a Master's degree in International Peace Studies from University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He has taught conflict transformation in a number of academic institutions in Eastern Africa and the United States and has published three books: Peace Weavers: Methodologies of Peace Building in Africa (Paulines Publications, 2008); Faith Doing Justice: A Manual for Social Analysis, Catholic Social Teachings and Social Justice (Paulines Publications Africa, 2007); and Making Choices for Peace: Aid Agencies in Field Diplomacy (Paulines Publications Africa, 2006).