a civil society organisation working throughout Africa since 1992, to bring creative African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on the continent.
We impact
political developments by bringing conflict resolution, dialogue and development to the forefront as an alternative to protracted conflict.
We work
throughout Africa, from SADC in the south, through the Great Lakes region to the Horn of Africa and in West Africa.
We are
a civil society organisation working throughout Africa since 1992, to bring creative African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on the continent.
We impact
political developments by bringing conflict resolution, dialogue and development to the forefront as an alternative to protracted conflict.
We work
throughout Africa, from SADC in the south, through the Great Lakes region to the Horn of Africa and in West Africa.
We are
a civil society organisation working throughout Africa since 1992, to bring creative African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on the continent.
We impact
political developments by bringing conflict resolution, dialogue and development to the forefront as an alternative to protracted conflict.
We work
throughout Africa, from SADC in the south, through the Great Lakes region to the Horn of Africa and in West Africa.
Latest News
Leadership
Dr Vasu Gounden meets with the UN Deputy Secretary-General
Leadership
Dr Vasu Gounden meets with the UN Deputy Secretary-General
On 24 June 2026, ACCORD’s Founder and Executive Director, Dr Vasu Gounden, met with the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Amina J. Mohammed, in New York on the sidelines of UN Peacebuilding Week. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss …
Peacebuilding
ACCORD participates in the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission Annual Session
Peacebuilding
ACCORD participates in the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission Annual Session
Peace and Security
ACCORD Attends the AU Chairperson’s 17th High Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace and Stability in Africa
Peace and Security
ACCORD Attends the AU Chairperson’s 17th High Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace and Stability in Africa
Peacebuilding
ACCORD Participates in AUC-PCRD and CCCPA High-Level Business Dialogue
Peacebuilding
ACCORD Participates in AUC-PCRD and CCCPA High-Level Business Dialogue
Peacebuilding
ACCORD Contributes to the Review of the African Solidarity Initiative
Peacebuilding
ACCORD Contributes to the Review of the African Solidarity Initiative
Providing centralised information about the latest developments from South Africa's local government coalitions
Preventing and Managing Climate-Related Insecurity: Lessons from the Lake Chad Basin Regional Strategy
Peacebuilding
Preventing and Managing Climate-Related Insecurity: Lessons from the Lake Chad Basin Regional Strategy
Peacebuilding
Prevention Before the Crisis: Why the African Union Must Invest in Upstream Peace
Peacebuilding
Prevention Before the Crisis: Why the African Union Must Invest in Upstream Peace
Peacebuilding
Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence: How does it matter for African Peace and Security?
Peacebuilding
Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence: How does it matter for African Peace and Security?
security
The New Trinity of Power: How Biotech, Computing and Clean Energy Rewire Geopolitics
security
The New Trinity of Power: How Biotech, Computing and Clean Energy Rewire Geopolitics
Mediation
The Changing African Mediation Landscape: From Dialogue to Strategic Mediation
Mediation
The Changing African Mediation Landscape: From Dialogue to Strategic Mediation
Peace and Security
From Competition to Integration: Reengineering Sudan’s Peace Efforts
Peace and Security
From Competition to Integration: Reengineering Sudan’s Peace Efforts
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30 Years of ACCORD
Promoting dialogue towards building peaceful coexistence in an interdependent world: ACCORD seeks to encourage and promote the constructive resolution of disputes, by the peoples of Africa, and so assist in achieving political stability and socio-economic recovery, within just and democratic societies, towards peaceful co-existence.
Working together for a better world
Peace is more than the absence of war, it is also the absence of poverty, inequality and unemployment
