On 23 March 2026 the Founder and Executive Director of ACCORD, Dr Vasu Gounden, hosted Mr Laurent Nduwimana and Mr Bucumi Ananias, at ACCORD House in Durban, South Africa. Mr
On 13 March 2026 ACCORD hosted a dinner in celebration of the legacy of Mrs Graca Machel, marking her 80thBirthday and 30th Anniversary as an ACCORD Board Member. Mrs Machel joined
Africa at a Strategic Inflection Point: Agency, Alignment and Resilience in a Fragmenting World
Sudan’s war will not end on its own. It requires leadership, African leadership
Changing Geopolitical Landscape and Implications for Africa
The government’s programme of action
Enhancing international relationships
A new global order, characterised by hemispherical competition is emerging between the USA, Europe, the Indio-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Africa must actively position itself within this evolving landscape, or risk being marginalised.
Madagascar’s currently unfolding political crisis, is not an aberration, it is the latest episode in a long experiment with authority, leadership legitimacy, and the fragile architecture of democracy
On 27 October 2025 the Founder and Executive Director of ACCORD, Dr Vasu Gounden, was invited to give a presentation at the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The