This meeting report presents a synthesis of the discussions at the seminar and summarizes key recommendations made by participants at the meeting. The african union au has developed several conflict prevention initiatives since its. May 23, 2020 virtual peerlearning consultative meeting of african elections management bodies on covid19 and elections in africa. The discussion sought to unite the interna tional communitys efforts to strengthen the conflictprevention capacity of the au and reaffirm support to african countries in promoting stability on the continent. By directing attention to a potential conflict, there is apprehension that deliberate awareness could influence and increase escalation. Prevention of violent conflict at the international peace academy. United nations conflict prevention and preventive diplomacy in action.
Pdf on sep 21, 2015, adeyemi johnson ademowo and others published conflict management in traditional african society find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Conflict prevention, management and reduction in africa. The concept paper series is the joint centers paper series addressing topics and concepts of foremost importance for understanding the dynamics of. Peters 2006 notes that conflict, at all levels, may arise due to the desire for political, economic and social advantages, greed, egorelated problems. Conflict, conflict prevention, conflict management and beyond. The development of transkeian local government jan 1975. History, conflict management, resolution and prevention, university press of america, inc, pg 106 command or consensus.
Africa peace forum, cecore, che, fewer, international. To be effective, strategies and activities for conflict prevention, management and. What we see emerging therefore is the bones of an integrated strategy for conflict prevention ranging from the local and national level up to that of the region and continent. On a general level, conflict prevention and conflict management are broad terms for methods and mechanisms used to avoid, minimize, and manage conflicts between different parties. The effectiveness of conflict prevention interventions reliefweb. The african unions conflict management capabilities council on. This handbook, focusing on the linkages between conflict analysis and mediation in the context of west africa, serves to complement the content of the course.
A distinction is usually made between direct and structural prevention, the latter being a broader perspective. Linking conflict analysis to mediation and conflict. Despite being a clear priority for the african union au, conflict prevention faces many challenges in terms. May 22, 2020 africa regional integration index calls on continent to build more resilient economies through integration. Sharing best practices on conflict prevention jstor. Regional approaches to conflict prevention in africa. Pdf conflict management in traditional african society. Conflict prevention strategies and activities must include broader social and economic development measures, and this should be recognised in policy formation. The majority of interventions took place in subsaharan africa or latin.
Introduction over the past ten years the international humanitarian protection regime for displaced persons has been strengthened by. The handbook of conflict prevention instituto igarape. Crisis and conflict prevention strategies rand corporation. Conflict is a situation whereby individuals, groups, or countries are involved in disagreement over an issue. Community of west african states ecowas, and of theeast african legislative assembly eala, have taken part in a regional parliamentary conference on the role of parliament in conflict prevention and management in west africa, organized jointly by the national assembly of cote divoire and the interparliamentary union. Africa contingency operations training and assistance. Strategies for prevention fall into three broad categories according to the scope of their focus. The implementation of uk strategy for crisis and conflict prevention is still developing. Conflict prevention, resolution and reconstruction 3 an escalation to violence is complex and can lead to false alarms. The report categorises international approaches to prevention as. A conflict, as a state of disagreement may lead to crisis or violence peters, 2006.