Publications

Conflict & Resilience Monitor

The Conflict and Resilience Monitor offers monthly blog-size commentary and analysis on the latest conflict-related trends in Africa.

28 Feb 2025

The DRC Conflict Enters a Dangerous New Phase

Stabilising Eastern DRC: Strategic Options for the UN, AU and its RECs

A Critical Analysis of Lesotho’s Quest for its Conquered Territory

20 Dec 2024

African Military Marxism: Is its Past its Future?

Digital Diplomacy in Advancing the African Union’s ‘Silencing the Gun’ Initiative: Opportunities and Challenges for Conflict Prevention under Agenda 2063

The impact of conflict on women and children in Sudan

29 Nov 2024

Why Climate Change, Peace and Security is a priority for the African Union

Climate Change and Geopolitics: Bridging Promises and Possibilities for African Youth

The Role of Fossil Fuel and Renewable Energy Projects in Conflict Across Africa

31 Oct 2024

Civil-Military Coordination and Adaptive Peacebuilding

Key Takeaways from the African Regional Consultation on the 2025 Review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture

Beyond the Gavel: Harnessing Alternative Election Dispute Resolution for Electoral Justice

30 Sep 2024

The impacts of climate change on social cohesion and stability in Southern Africa

Bringing women to the table. The evolution of FemWise-Africa

South Sudan’s Postponed Elections: A Symptom of a Deeper Crisis

29 Aug 2024

Key outcomes from SADC’s 44th Ordinary Summit

AU and UN Support: Propping SAMIDRC towards a political end goal?

Reforming the UNSC: Sierra Leone’s Pivotal Role in Africa’s Campaign

29 Jul 2024

Fast-tracking the establishment of the ECCAS Humanitarian Action Architecture & boosting the intervention capacity

SAMIM criticism misses larger point

More than an invitation: NGO engagement in national prevention and peacebuilding architecture reviews

30 Jun 2024

Violent extremism, climate change and human security

Towards a common vision of climate, peace, security and migration in Zimbabwe

South Africa enters uncharted territory

28 May 2024

The powerful role of African women in resolving conflict and sustaining peace

MINUSMA’s withdrawal from Mali: Brief overview of the mission’s performance and challenges, and lessons for peacekeeping in Africa

Doing better together: A review of the 2023 human development report

24 Apr 2024

Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in South Africa

Lessons from the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM)

Chad’s Elections in May 2024 are of Great Importance for Regional Stability

28 Mar 2024

A Reflection on the impact of women’s invisibility in Southern Africa’s governance structures

Women’s participation in 2024’s electoral politics in Africa

The resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa: democratic renewal in the year of elections

29 Feb 2024

Major challenges lie ahead for the African Union as the shape of global politics shifts

Beyond the 37th Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government: Critical Considerations to move the governance, peace and security agenda forward

Implications of Niger’s withdrawal from the multinational joint task force

ACCORD recognizes its longstanding partnerships with the European Union, and the Governments of Canada, Finland, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, UK, and USA.

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