World Peace Foundation

Food security experts worry about a possible emerging global next year, following what meteorologists predict may be the most severe of El Niño on record. The historic impacts of such phenomena show that, when political forces converge with the weather impacts of El Niño, it leads to devastating results. In our newest blog, Kaitlyn Bell and Alex de Waal explore El Niño of 1876-78 and 1896-1901 and how catastrophic they were.

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The High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) emerged from a moment when Africa was trying to redefine its political destiny through , , and African ownership.

In this blog, Abdul Mohammed reflects on his time as the chief of staff and senior political advisor to the AUHIP. He argues that the AUHIP defined conflicts through consultation, challenged the parties to think politically, and helped shape the negotiations over and the future of and South Sudan—themes explored in more depth in our book, The Sudans: Africa’s Search for Peace, Democracy, and Two Viable States.

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Nearly two decades ago, peacemaking activities in and set the bar for “African solutions to African problems.” Today, the move from hard-won consensus to durable has proven catastrophic, with both countries in turmoil.

Join us for a book launch hosted by the Geneva Graduate Institute on Executive Director Alex de Waal and Willow Berridge’s new book—The Sudans: Africa’s Search for Peace, Democracy, and Two Viable States. The Sudans tells the story of the African Union’s efforts to make peace in the Sudans between 2009 and 2013. It details the work of the AU High-Level Panel to resolve the war in Darfur, promote democracy in Sudan, and steer the independence of South Sudan.

Date: Thursday, June 4
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM CEST
Location: Maison de la paix, Auditorium A2 and Online
Register here: https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/peace-sudan-impossible-dream-reflections-experience-african-peacemaking