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Senegal
Timbuktu Institute - African Center for Peace Studies
The Timbuktu Institute - African Center for Peace Studies is a think tank based in Dakar. It conducts research, dialogue and training on peace, security, religion and the prevention of violent extremism in West Africa and the Sahel, and it publishes policy analysis in French and English.
Serbia
Centre for Nonviolent Action (CNA)
The Centre for Nonviolent Action is a regional peacebuilding organisation with offices in Sarajevo and Belgrade, working since 1997 on dealing with the past and reconciliation across the countries of the former Yugoslavia. CNA facilitates encounters between war veterans from opposing sides, organises peace education and training in nonviolent conflict transformation, and documents processes of dealing with the past through publications and films.
Sierra Leone
Fambul Tok
Fambul Tok ("family talk" in Krio) is a community-led reconciliation programme founded in Sierra Leone in 2007 to address the legacy of the country's civil war. Drawing on traditional practices of truth-telling, apology and forgiveness, it supports village-level ceremonies and dialogue that bring victims and perpetrators together. It has since shared this approach with other post-conflict countries.
Slovenia
Mirovni inštitut
Mirovni inštitut (Peace Institute) – Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies – is a independent and non-profit research institution founded in 1991 by individuals who believed in peaceful conflict resolution, equality and respect for human rights standards. The Institute uses scientific research and advocacy activities aimed at creating and an preserving open society capable of critical thought and based on the principles of equality, responsibility, solidarity, human rights and the rule of law.
Somalia
Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS)
The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit policy research and analysis institute based in Mogadishu. Founded in 2013, it publishes research on state-building, security, federalism, elections and reconciliation in Somalia, and it convenes forums that bring together policymakers, civil society and international partners.
Horn of Africa Institute for Peace and Security
The Horn of Africa Institute for Peace and Security (HOAIPS) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that promotes peace, security, research, and resilience in the Horn of Africa region. The institute was established in 2020 to address the region’s complex security challenges, including armed conflicts, terrorism, extremism, and poverty.
South Africa
ACCORD - African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
ACCORD is a civil society organisation based in Durban, founded in 1992, and one of the largest and most experienced peacebuilding institutions in Africa. It works across the continent to bring creative African solutions to conflict through mediation, negotiation, training, research and analysis, and publishes the African Journal on Conflict Resolution and the magazine Conflict Trends.
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation is a Johannesburg-based non-governmental organisation founded in 1989. It works to understand and prevent violence, heal its consequences and build sustainable peace in South Africa and across the continent. Its work combines research, psychosocial services for survivors, policy advocacy and transitional justice.
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR)
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation was established in Cape Town in 2000, in the wake of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It works to build fair, democratic and inclusive societies in Africa after conflict. IJR runs the long-standing South African Reconciliation Barometer survey and supports transitional justice and peacebuilding initiatives across the continent.
Institute for Security Studies
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) works with partners to build knowledge and skills that enable sustainable peace, development and prosperity in Africa. Established in 1991, the ISS is Africa’s leading multidisciplinary human security organisation, with a unique operational model that combines research, policy analysis, technical assistance and training. The ISS has also developed a powerful forecasting capability to identify future risks and opportunities in fields as diverse as development, industrialisation, demographics, technology and climate change.