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

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​

Analysis

Elections

What’s So Bad About Coalitions?

Elections

What’s So Bad About Coalitions?

Elections

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

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