
ACCORD and AU convene high-level seminar on mediation practice in Africa
Representatives from a number of governments, organisations and intsitutions met in Addis Ababa to reflect on mediation processes across Africa.

Representatives from a number of governments, organisations and intsitutions met in Addis Ababa to reflect on mediation processes across Africa.

Documenting tensions that arise when modern political bodies interfere with cultural frameworks of land distribution among local traditional pastoralists

An exploration of how formalisation and codification of local traditional and foreign modern laws have shaped Ethiopia’s current socio-political landscape

How Ethiopian societies circumvent state law to attain their own forms of justice against citizens’ misdemeanours

ACCORD Junior Research Fellow discusses nexus between large-scale agricultural land deals and human security during an Internal Staff Seminar.


Nigusie Angessa has an M.A. degree in Foreign Language Studies and has taken high level trainings in the areas of peace and conflict. He is a lecturer in the College
Tamene Keneni has a B.A. (Educational Psychology) and an M.A. (Developmental Psychology). He has been teaching at higher educational institutions in Ethiopia. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate at the

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