Challenges for Human Rights Enforcement in Africa
Date: October 2009
Venue: Nova Southeastern University main campus, Davie FL, Maltz Psychology Building

Additional Information: This presentation discussed some of the challenges facing Africa in developing an effective human rights enforcement system. Those challenges include: (1) the sensitivity of many countries to affronts to their sovereignty as a result of colonialism; (2) the greater focus of the African system of human rights protection Charter on community and societal obligations versus individual rights, as compared to other regional human rights systems; and (3) the relative underdevelopment in some countries of civil society institutions to supplement and strengthen democracy and rule of law.

Peacebuilding in Zimbabwe and Beyond
Date: September 21, 2009
Time: 4:00pm
Venue: Maltz Psychology Building, NSU Main Campus, Davie, FL.

See event flier here.

Historical and contemporary mechanisms for peace and conflict resolution in West Africa
West Africa Peace Initiative Conference,
Date: December, 2009
Venue: Dakar, Senegal
Additional Information: While conflict situations in Africa have received significant scholarly and media attention in recent decades, less attention has been paid to the long tradition of peacemaking that kept its societies in peaceful equilibrium. This conference featured papers that examined successful handling of potential conflicts that have been resolved in their early stages, as well as the range of ancient, historic and contemporary tools for mediation.

Darfur Calling Symposium
September 2009, Nova Southeastern University

The Symposium was an educational event that provided attendees with rich insights into the Darfur conflict. Despite numerous media headlines, public understanding of the situation in the Sudan has been limited. Darfur Calling informed students, faculty, practicing attorneys and the general public about the history, current status, humanitarian aid options and the international legal context of the crisis in Darfur. Darfur Calling explored these issues and provided attendees with resources for becoming involved in mitigation efforts.

Visit http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/darfur for more information and to see video footage from the symposium.

Click here to access streaming video of the Symposium's first day.

Download event program here.

The CongoWarResource  

The Docent for the Congo War Resource, Bob Hill, will give a presentation on the peacemaking efforts in the DRC. What works there and what does not as judged by the human rights condition.  The focus is on the conflict ridden Eastern Congo, videos of NGOs at work, and a discussion of methods.  APCN members and guests are invited to join the discussion.  To prepare go to www.congowarresource.org   (Time and Location: TBA)

Climate Change and Conflict in Africa
APCN researchers have illuminated the connections between climate change, resource competition, and conflict in Africa, and APCN is working to help understand and address these challenges.

Gender Sensitive Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Interventions
Conflict Resolution Training and Capacity Building in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Francophone Africa For more information or to participate, contact Naupess Kibiswa, naupesskib[at]yahoo.fr

Obtaining a Positive Peace in Nigeria
Nigeria, known as the "giant of Africa" has enormous influence on the western subregion and the continent as a whole. Overcoming the legacy of intercommunal conflict in Nigeria would thus be a giant step forward, as it could act as a stabilizing and unifying force in the continent.


If you wish to participate in the planning and organization of these or other APCN projects, please contact us. Check here regularly for updates on our plans and activities.

For more information or to participate, contact Naupess Kibiswa, naupesskib[at]yahoo.fr

Selected Past Projects

• Victims or Beneficiaries?: Women's Status and Political Conflict in West Africa. Comparative study by Mark Davidheiser and Veronika Fuest. Supported by the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany
  
  
• Symposium on the Darfur conflict on March, 29, 2007. The distinguished speakers included ambassadors and other diplomats, UN officials, researchers, refugees and displaced persons

• Symposium on the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The distinguished speakers included ambassadors and other diplomats, researchers, and genocide survivors

• Presentation and open discussion of the challenges of peacebuilding in post conflict Liberia

• Presentation and open discussion on the dynamics of the Darfur conflict in Sudan led by Mamane Sani Moussa, Return, Reintegration, & Recovery Officer, United Nations Mission in Sudan

• Presentation by Chief Michael Fonkem on the Anglophone Conflict in the Cameroons

• Presentation by Jeff Mapendere, APCN member and Assistant Director of the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program, on the dynamics of peace negotiations with rebel groups

• Oil and Identity: The Ogoni and conflict in southeastern Nigeria. Presented by Austin Onuoha

• Islam, Weapons, and War: US Military Engagement in Africa. APCN Residential Institute Fall 2007 Symposium, Oct 2007

Fundraising and support for victims of the election-related violence in Kenya, contact Gladys Momanyi at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .