Eastern Africa Standby Force High-Level Conference on Women, Peace and Security
13 Aug 2025
Taking stock of progress and reaffirming regional commitment to the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Eastern Africa.
Taking stock of progress and reaffirming regional commitment to the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Eastern Africa.
The effective implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in African peace operations requires strategic pragmatism. Rather than viewing militarisation as antithetical to gender equality, it can serve as an opportunity to embed gender sensitivity into the core of peace operations.
The United Nations (UN) and its peacekeeping missions are currently at critical crossroads. One structural obstacle with most UN transitions is the sidelining of African regional organizations.
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
This edition of Conflict Trends begins with three articles focused on national dialogues in Africa. The first article, written by Distinct Obuzor Imaka and Tonye Marclint Ebiede, discusses national dialogues
The security crisis in the Sahel offers a clear example of challenges faced, highlighting the major obstacles to peace and security that confront the AU’s integration process at the continental level.
Re-imagining peace operations that are fit for purpose
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
Reflecting on what the African Standby Capacity (ASC) has achieved since 2015
Building the Future of African Peace Operations on a Foundation of Zero Tolerance for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse