Rev. Fr. Canice Chinyeaka Enyiaka

Rev. Fr. Canice Chinyeaka Enyiaka

Rev. Fr. Canice Chinyeaka Enyiaka, wearing a clerical collar and a dark suit jacket, poses for a headshot against a plain light background.

Director of African Peace Initiative and Engagement

Global Peace Foundation

Rev. Fr. Canice Chinyeaka Enyiaka serves as the Director of African Peace Initiative and Engagement at the Global Peace Foundation headquarters in Washington DC. He received his Ph.D. from Howard University, majoring in Development Studies and Public Policy, focusing on Peacebuilding and Human Security, Contemporary Africa, and Human-Centered Development. He is an adjunct faculty in the African Studies Department of Howard University, belongs to many peacebuilding organizations, and is a SASAKAWA Fellow. Rev. Canice, a peacebuilding researcher and practitioner. He organizes, moderates, and participates in various interfaith and community-driven peacebuilding programs and conferences locally and internationally. He researches and engages scholars and frontline practitioners on religion in conflict, peacebuilding, and human security. He works extensively to appreciate the intersection of religious values and socio-political engagement in contemporary Africa.