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 […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 29 August 2024
This month’s issue of the Monitor begins with a piece by Katharine Bebington highlighting some key outcomes from the recently concluded 44th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Our second article features Dr Gwinyayi and Dr Malebang, placing a microscope over one of the main […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 29 July 2024
We start this month’s Monitor with a feature article by Kapinga Yvette Ngandu, the ECCAS Commissioner for Gender, Human and Social Development, on the establishment of the ECCAS Humanitarian Action Architecture. In the article, Commissioner Ngandu highlights the key objectives of the ECCAS Humanitarian Policy and explains how the policy will enhance the ECCAS region’s […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 30 June 2024
We begin this month’s Monitor with an article from Tom Wuchte and Rehema Zaid who write about the nexus between terrorism and climate change on the African continent. The article discusses how the link between terrorism and climate change is an understudied area of research. However, according to the article linkages do exist between the […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 28 May 2024
On 25 May we celebrated Africa Day, and this issue of the Monitor continues the focus on Africa with an article by H.E. Graça Machel, the Chair of ACCORD’s Board of Trustees, on the powerful role of African women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. In it she highlights examples of women’s groundbreaking contribution to peace […]
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 24 April 2024
The April edition of the Monitor headlines an article by Ambassador Maud Dlomo, the Deputy Director-General at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). In it she outlines South Africa’s efforts to advance the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Our second article, written by Dr Thomas Mandrup, takes stock of the impact of the […]
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 […]