ACCORD has adapted to the new COVID-19 reality, refocusing and restructuring a significant proportion of its staff and its effort on identifying & monitoring, tracking &, analysing, and preparing & responding to COVID-19 related social-unrest and violent conflict in Africa.
Through our networks across Africa, and supported by available online data, ACCORD identifies COVID-19 related incidents and trends that may provide early warning of rising tensions that could develop into social unrest and violent conflict. Once the incidents are captured in the dataset, ACCORD analyses the trends and publishes a weekly COVID-19 Africa Conflict and Resilience Monitor, in order to share the information and analysis with all stakeholders.
ACCORD then works with its in-country networks and other local, regional, continental and international partners and stakeholders, to encourage and support interventions aimed at mitigating, and where possible preventing, COVID-19 related social unrest and violent conflict.
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 the global order. Continuing with our analyses of the AU, in our second article Dr. Linda A.O. Darkwa reflects on the 37th Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government and some of critical issues about governance, development, climate change, and peace and security that were discussed at the Summit.
In our third article, Dr Joshua O. Bolarinwa addresses the implications of Niger’s withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). The fourth article, written by Jakob Gomolka and Yosr Khèdr, discusses the findings of the African Climate Security Risk Assessment (ACRA). In the final article of this Issue, Nkanyiso Simelane provides an overview assessment of the multiple elections taking place in Africa this year and analyses possible implications for the continent’s political stability.
The African Union must adapt and respond to the rapidly emerging new global order.
Significant decisions for promoting governance, peace, security and development on the continent.
The exit may result in a resurgence of terrorist assaults.
If you are able to share information from your experiences on the ground with the crisis in Africa, we'd really like to hear from you. Please get in touch!