African solutions to African Challenges

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.

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.

Latest News

Leadership

Dr Vasu Gounden provides a regional political and security overview to Representatives from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Leadership

Dr Vasu Gounden provides a regional political and security overview to Representatives from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 presentation focused on providing a regional political and security overview, as …
Leadership

3rd Edition of the IRSK Annual Conference: Strengthening COMESA’s Role in a Shifting Global Landscape

Leadership

3rd Edition of the IRSK Annual Conference: Strengthening COMESA’s Role in a Shifting Global Landscape

Peacekeeping

Consultative Meeting on the Strategic Review of the African Standby Force

Peacekeeping

Consultative Meeting on the Strategic Review of the African Standby Force

Peacekeeping

Challenges Annual Forum 2025 explores the future of peace operations amid global change

Peacekeeping

Challenges Annual Forum 2025 explores the future of peace operations amid global change

Peacebuilding

KwaMashu social cohesion and peacebuilding dialogue

Peacebuilding

KwaMashu social cohesion and peacebuilding dialogue

Providing centralised information about the latest developments from South Africa's local government coalitions​

Analysis

Peace and Security

Is There a Place for AI in Peace and Conflict Resolution?

Peace and Security

Is There a Place for AI in Peace and Conflict Resolution?

Environment

Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier: Environmental Stress and Violent Conflict in Northern Nigeria

Environment

Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier: Environmental Stress and Violent Conflict in Northern Nigeria

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Pre-Electoral Alliances in South Africa: Lessons from the Past, Implications for the Future

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Pre-Electoral Alliances in South Africa: Lessons from the Past, Implications for the Future

Elections

Africa’s October Elections

Elections

Africa’s October Elections

Peace and Security

UN Security Council Reform: Africa’s Quest for Permanent Representation and Veto Power

Peace and Security

UN Security Council Reform: Africa’s Quest for Permanent Representation and Veto Power

Governance

Popular Coups d’état in Africa

Governance

Popular Coups d’état in Africa

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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.

Working together for a better world

Peace is more than the absence of war, it is also the absence of poverty, inequality and unemployment

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