Conflict & Resilience Monitor – April 2026
This edition of the Monitor begins with an article written by Fiifi Edu-Afful and Emmanuel Kotia. Their article discusses the ongoing border disputes in the Mano River Basin between Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. While the disputes have their origins in colonial demarcations, weak governance within the states and poor communication amongst them has exacerbated […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 17 Dec 2025
The Conflict and Resilience Monitor offers monthly blog-size commentary and analysis on the latest conflict-related trends in Africa.
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 27 November 2025
In the first article of this month’s Monitor, Jessica Uiras reflects on the outcomes of an ACCORD-convened seminar where young leaders discussed how to strengthen Youth, Peace and Security National Action Plans across the African continent. Staying with the YPS theme, Moïse Balagizi, critically appraises the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) National Action Plan […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 29 Oct 2025
This October we begin the edition with an article from Cedric de Coning about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in peace building. While AI is already playing a role in conflict settings and it undoubtedly can assist in synthesising large chunks of information and data, the impartiality of AI tools should not be taken […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 30 September 2025
This month we begin the Monitor with an article from Prof. Tim Murithi, who writes about the High-Level Panel that is reviewing the African Union’s (AU) Governance, Peace and Security Policy Frameworks. The High-Level Panel, which comprises of four former foreign ministers and is led by Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the former deputy president of South […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 27 August 2025
This month we begin with an article about the challenges that national peace architectures face in the current peace and security landscape in Africa. The article, written by Chika Charles Aniekwe and Ozonnia Ojielo, discusses the challenges that these architectures face due to violent non-state actors (VNSAs). VNSAs operate across borders, which is a challenge for national […]
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 […]