C&R Monitors Archive

Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 28 March 2024

On the occasion of International Women’s month, the March issue of the Monitor features an article by Dr Cecilia Nedziwe, who reflects on the status of women’s participation in key governance structures in Southern Africa. Continuing with this month’s theme, Katherine Bebington looks at female participation in politics in Africa and female participation in recent […]

Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 29 February 2024

We are pleased to share the first Issue of the Conflict & Resilience Monitor in 2024. Our first article was written by Professor Eddy Maloka, CEO of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). In his article he outlines some of the major challenges the African Union (AU) faces in the context of major shifts in […]

Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 20 December 2023

For the final Monitor of the year, we feature a piece from Madam Graça Machel, the Chair of ACCORD’s Board of Trustees, on intergenerational justice and human rights in a time of planetary crises in Africa. In this piece, Madam Machel discusses intergenerational responsibilities in the context of the current climate crisis, nuclear threat and […]

Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 4 December 2023

In the first article of our December edition of the Monitor, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union, highlights three principles that should guide the approach to security sector reform in Africa. Our second article, by […]

Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 17 November 2023

We begin this edition of the Monitor with a contribution from Cheryl Hendricks, who writes about rethinking peace and security in the current global context. She argues that existing normative frameworks used to deal with peace and security challenges are outdated and inadequate to deal with present challenges. Our second paper is by Cedric de Coning, and […]