High-Level Dialogue Explores African-Led Conflict Prevention Ahead of the Luanda Summit
7 Aug 2026
Strengthening AU’s mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution
Strengthening AU’s mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution
Senior diplomats and regional experts and international practitioners gather in Durban for a three-day closed strategic consultation on the deepening crises in Sudan and South Sudan.
Advancing Global Dialogue on Peace and International Law
Senior African policy actors, development partners and multilateral institutions convene in Mombasa to advance integrated approaches to peace, security and development.
This paper examines the African Union’s peacebuilding role in stabilisation contexts, arguing for an adaptive, African-led framework attuned to the evolving dynamics of conflict on the continent.
Working towards durable peace through ceasefires, national dialogues and reconciliation
Reflecting on the challenges with the implementation of the R-ARCSS and identify practical pathways that contribute to stabilising South Sudan’s peace process.
Today we must ask honestly whether the conflict landscape has changed faster than our mediation architecture
Africa has the institutional tools but must act more decisively and strategically
The landscape of global engagement with Africa is shifting. This moment demands a fundamental rethinking of how Africa secures itself, without hollowing out the democratic gains of recent decades