The Power of Collectives
One year ago, about 80 leading women from 24 African countries, friends and partners, held an earnest and deep conversation on the important issue of women’s inclusion in pre-confict mediation, at the peace table, and in social cohesion. That gathering was convened by the African Union Pan-African Network of the Wise (PanWise), in Constantine, Algeria, […]
Protecting Civilians in African Union Peace Support Operations
This book provides an analysis of both the theory and practice of the AU’s attempts to protect civilian populations through its peace operations. After summarising the AU’s approach to defining civilian protection and its initial attempts to implement PoC mandates, the chapters that follow provide case studies of some of the AU’s largest missions – […]
Deconstructing Women, Peace and Security
It is of fundamental importance that gender perspective should be incorporated into all spheres of life in order to have a positive effect on the lives of women and girls but the decisive outcomes of these efforts need to be critically assessed. While the policies, approaches and strategies towards the empowerment of women are noble […]
The African Union’s Panel of the Wise
The African Union Panel of the Wise has, since its launch in December 2007, become a key component of the African Peace and Security Architecture. Indeed, it is remarkable that in a mere eight years, the Panel has matured into a key conflict prevention and resolution instrument, contributing, through the sheer will and determination of […]
Manuel d’ACCORD sur la consolidation de la paix
La a consolidation de la paix en Afrique, comme c’est le cas dans le monde entier, est en constante évolution. Les praticiens dans ce domaine sont régulièrement confrontés à des dynamiques complexes qui modèlent les approches à adopter pour améliorer les processus de consolidation de la paix. Au cours des vingt dernières années, les environnements […]
ACCORD Peacebuilding Handbook
The ACCORD Peacebuilding Handbook has been developed by ACCORD, through its African Peacebuilding Coordination Programme (APCP), with financial support from the Government of Finland. This Handbook is expected to give a broad-based introduction to various aspects of peacebuilding, with its methodology building on ACCORD’s cumulative experience in conflict management, training, policy, and research in Africa. […]
African Union Mediation Support Handbook
This revised edition of the African Union (AU) Mediation Support Handbook serves as a general reference and field study guide for mediation teams and lead mediators deployed on AU mediation missions. It is a practical tool, based on the premise that mediation is a critical and complex skill that requires time, practice and continued education. […]
Conflict-sensitive adaptation to climate change in Africa
This edited volume, entitled Conflict-sensitive climate change adaptation in Africa, focuses on conflict-sensitivity in climate change adaptation strategies and practices in Africa and brings together the voices of academics, practitioners and policymakers from across the globe and Africa. Key questions that frame the contributions are: how do climate change and/or climate adaptation projects cause or […]
Conversations with Ahtisaari
Conversations with Ahtisaari is a small tribute to a great mediator, Martti Ahtisaari, and his steadfast commitment to peace throughout the world. From Namibia to Kosovo, the 2008 Nobel Peace Laureate and former president of Finland has played an indispensible role in nurturing peaceful resolutions to many of our era’s most complex crises. Mediation remains […]
Views and Visions of Coexistence in South Africa
This project was jointly undertaken by the Durban-based African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) and the New York-based Coexistence Initiative. The main objective was to elicit local understandings and articulations of coexistence in South Africa. The idea was to select a few situations where violent conflict had been replaced by peaceful coexistence, […]