Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 31 July 2025
Our July edition of the Monitor pays tribute to the founding Editor of ACCORD’s African Journal on Conflict Resolution (AJCR), Prof. Jannie Malan, who passed away this month. The Founder and Executive Director, Dr Gounden, reflects on the immense contribution made by Prof. Malan at ACCORD and in the field of peace studies. Dr Linda […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 27 June 2025
This month’s monitor begins with an article from Ambassador Said Djinnit, Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki and former SRSG El-Ghassim Wane. In their article they discuss the lessons the African Union (AU) can draw from the way the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) responded in 1990 to the end of the Cold War. They argue that […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 28 May 2025
This month’s Monitor begins with a focus on peacekeeping in Africa. Andrea Prah writes about the future of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping following the recently concluded Peacekeeping Ministerial hosted in Germany. Her article looks at the future of peacekeeping in Africa in the light of changes taking place in the global community, regional peace operations […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 30 April 2025
The April edition of the Conflict and Resilience Monitor begins with a feature article from the CEO of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), H.E. Ambassador Marie-Antoniette Rose-Quatre. Ambassador Rose-Quatre writes about the need for better synergy amongst the various peace and security architectures in Africa. She further goes on to stress the need to […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 26 March 2025
Humanitarian diplomacy seeks to leverage negotiation, advocacy, and dialogue to promote adherence to international humanitarian laws and facilitate peacebuilding efforts
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 28 February 2025
The first Conflict and Resilience Monitor for the year begins with two articles on one of the crises currently seizing global attention, which is the unfolding events in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Paul Nantulya writes about the regional dynamics of the conflict and the various rebel groups, countries and regional economic […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 20 December 2024
With this final edition of the Monitor for 2024, we celebrate 60 editions of the Conflict and Resilience Monitor. ACCORD initiated the Monitor in April 2020 with the intent to monitor the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on conflict and resilience in Africa. Since then, it has developed into a regular forum for debate and […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 29 November 2024
In this Special Issue of the Monitor we focus on climate change related topics against the backdrop of the 29th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan this month. Our headline piece features Dr Alhaji Sarjoh Bah who is the is the Director of the Conflict Management Directorate of the […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 31 October 2024
In this issue of the ACCORD Conflict & Resilience Monitor we begin with an article by Cedric de Coning and Christopher Holshek on the role of civil-military coordination in peacebuilding processes. Dr Andrea Prah continues with the theme of peacebuilding as she highlights three key recommendations emerging from the recently concluded Africa Consultation on the […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 30 September 2024
The September issue of the Monitor begins with an article on the impacts of climate change on social cohesion and stability in the Southern African region. In it, Cedric de Coning, Siyaxola Gadu, Shaun Kinnes, Giulia Caroli, Ashleigh Basel and Gracsious Maviza navigate the complexities around developing effective strategies to prevent and mitigate the risks […]