a civil society organisation working throughout Africa since 1992, to bring creative African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on the continent.
We impact
political developments by bringing conflict resolution, dialogue and development to the forefront as an alternative to protracted conflict.
We work
throughout Africa, from SADC in the south, through the Great Lakes region to the Horn of Africa and in West Africa.
We are
a civil society organisation working throughout Africa since 1992, to bring creative African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on the continent.
We impact
political developments by bringing conflict resolution, dialogue and development to the forefront as an alternative to protracted conflict.
We work
throughout Africa, from SADC in the south, through the Great Lakes region to the Horn of Africa and in West Africa.
We are
a civil society organisation working throughout Africa since 1992, to bring creative African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on the continent.
We impact
political developments by bringing conflict resolution, dialogue and development to the forefront as an alternative to protracted conflict.
We work
throughout Africa, from SADC in the south, through the Great Lakes region to the Horn of Africa and in West Africa.
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Elections
ACCORD hosts roundtable discussion on the state of political stability in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province
Elections
ACCORD hosts roundtable discussion on the state of political stability in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province
Reflecting on the KZN political landscape ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Women, Peace & Security
ACCORD hosts virtual dialogue on women, technology, and peacebuilding
Women, Peace & Security
ACCORD hosts virtual dialogue on women, technology, and peacebuilding
Peace and Security
ACCORD conducts a workshop to operationalise the Eswatini Peace Committees
Peace and Security
ACCORD conducts a workshop to operationalise the Eswatini Peace Committees
Training
ACCORD hosts a Training Session on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 for South African Local Peacebuilders
Training
ACCORD hosts a Training Session on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 for South African Local Peacebuilders
Peacebuilding
ACCORD leads a training session at DIRCO
Peacebuilding
ACCORD leads a training session at DIRCO
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30 Years of ACCORD
Promoting dialogue towards building peaceful coexistence in an interdependent world: ACCORD seeks to encourage and promote the constructive resolution of disputes, by the peoples of Africa, and so assist in achieving political stability and socio-economic recovery, within just and democratic societies, towards peaceful co-existence.
Analysis
Gender
A Reflection on the impact of women’s invisibility in Southern Africa’s governance structures
Gender
A Reflection on the impact of women’s invisibility in Southern Africa’s governance structures
Leadership
Women’s participation in 2024’s electoral politics in Africa
Leadership
Women’s participation in 2024’s electoral politics in Africa
Governance
The resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa: democratic renewal in the year of elections
Governance
The resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa: democratic renewal in the year of elections
Human Rights
The critical role of human rights in peace operations
Human Rights
The critical role of human rights in peace operations
Youth
Can African youth play a leading role in defending democracy and working for change within constitutional democracies
Youth
Can African youth play a leading role in defending democracy and working for change within constitutional democracies
Governance
The abuse of a motion of no confidence in Lesotho: Triggers and impact
Governance
The abuse of a motion of no confidence in Lesotho: Triggers and impact
Working together for a better world
Peace is more than the absence of war, it is also the absence of poverty, inequality and unemployment