Oslo forum | Africa 07 - Africa Mediators' Retreat 2007
23-25 April 2007, Zanzibar, Tanzania
The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue co-hosted with the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation the first retreat for senior mediators and key peace process actors in and from Africa.
The Retreat examined current mediation processes, including in Darfur and Somalia. Participants discussed the challenges of implementing agreements and of long-term peace-building, the recent development in the Cote d’Ivoire peace process, the current capacity for and practice of mediation in Africa and the role of the International Criminal Court.
Mediation in African conflicts: The gap between mandate and capacity By Laurie Nathan
Power-sharing: A conflict resolution tool?
By Katia Papagianni
Mediation efforts in Somalia
By Ken Menkhaus
Mediation efforts in Africa's Great Lakes Region
By Gilbert M. Khadiagala
Bringing peace to West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone
By Lansana Gberie
Under the Acacia: Mediation and the dilemma of inclusion
By Tim Murithi and Paula Murphy Ives
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