Dr. Sokfa John is a researcher and practitioner in mediation, conflict transformation and digital peacebuilding. He also works on and ethnoreligious conflict and local peacebuilding. He is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA), University of Pretoria. He co-leads the African Community Mediation initiatives of the Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI); and serves as the deputy president of the Africa Mediation Association (AMA).