ACCORD was invited by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to be a resource person at the International Women’s Capacity Building Programme on Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Mediation and Constitution on 01-02 March 2018, in Pretoria, South Africa. The training sessions focused on understanding conflict and negotiations and mediation structures in Africa. The sessions aimed to provide participants with an overview of the official negotiations and mediation structures in Africa. ACCORD was represented by Mr Kwezi Mngqibisa, General Manager: Operations, and Ms Stephanie de Freitas, programme officer, Operations.