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ACCORD, in partnership with the European External Action Services (EEAS), participated in the Community of Practice on Peace Mediation 2021. In its third edition, the Community of Practice provided an opportunity to discuss the implementation of the 2020 EU Peace Mediation Concept and related Guidance. This collaborative online event brought together practitioners from the EEAS, with individuals and professionals working with the European Union (EU) around the globe. The EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation 2021 ran from the 27
th to 29
th of April 2021.
Dr Vasu Gounden, Executive Director and Founder of ACCORD, played an instrumental role in this online engagement by forming part of a panel of speakers at the opening session of the event on 27 April 2021. Furthermore, ACCORD hosted a session entitled, “Peace-making Challenges in the Horn of Africa”, which took place on Thursday, 29 April 2021. The session was co-chaired by Dr Vasu Gounden, and Mr Ben
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January 29, 2021
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 976
th meeting held on 29 January 2021, on AU Guidelines on Elections in Africa in the Context of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and Other Public Health Emergencies
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The Peace and Security Council,
Noting the opening remarks made by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to the AU and PSC Chairperson for January 2021, H.E. Ambassador Baye Moctar Diop, as well as the briefings made by the AU Director of the Political Affairs Department, Dr. Khabele Matlosa, on behalf of the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Minata Samate Cessouma and by Dr. Wessam Mankoula on behalf of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC);