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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Peace and Security
ACCORD Hosts Breakaway Session on African Mediation at the 2026 EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation
Peace and Security
ACCORD Hosts Breakaway Session on African Mediation at the 2026 EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation
Adapting African Mediation to Contemporary Power Politics
Peace and Security
Dr Vasu Gounden serves as a resource person at the 12th TANA Forum
Peace and Security
Dr Vasu Gounden serves as a resource person at the 12th TANA Forum
Gender
GIMAC Network calls for women and youth to lead Africa’s water governance
Gender
GIMAC Network calls for women and youth to lead Africa’s water governance
Peace and Security
ACCORD Supports the Continental Youth Capacity-Building Programme on African Union Shared Values Instruments
Peace and Security
ACCORD Supports the Continental Youth Capacity-Building Programme on African Union Shared Values Instruments
Gender
Ethiopian women peacebuilders share lessons and exchange experiences with GIMAC Peace and Security Cluster
Gender
Ethiopian women peacebuilders share lessons and exchange experiences with GIMAC Peace and Security Cluster
Providing centralised information about the latest developments from South Africa's local government coalitions
What the 2024 National and Provincial Elections may Portend for South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections
Elections
What the 2024 National and Provincial Elections may Portend for South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections
Political Unrest or Violence
How Disinformation Networks Amplify Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Ahead of Local Government Elections in South Africa
Political Unrest or Violence
How Disinformation Networks Amplify Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Ahead of Local Government Elections in South Africa
Mediation
Kenya’s Presidentialised Mediation: Promise and Peril for Regional Peace Governance
Mediation
Kenya’s Presidentialised Mediation: Promise and Peril for Regional Peace Governance
Peace and Security
Algorithms at War: Generative AI as a Hybrid Threat Multiplier in Mali’s Conflict
Peace and Security
Algorithms at War: Generative AI as a Hybrid Threat Multiplier in Mali’s Conflict
Leadership
UNGA 81: Multilateralism Under Pressure, But Resilient
Leadership
UNGA 81: Multilateralism Under Pressure, But Resilient
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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