Mediation and working for peace in situations of conflict.

AfriCan Geopardy

In light of the #Covid-19 pandemic, on the 23rd of March 2020, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against Covid-19. By the 27th of March, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, called on all warring parties in the African continent to engage in a lasting ceasefire, to give a chance to peacemaking. Undoubtedly, for Africa to have a fighting chance at turning the tides on the pandemic, then it has to be able to focus its resources on doing just that, as conflicts of any form would escalate the rates of community infections. Therefore, in this episode, we are joined by Nox Nokukhanya Ntuli, a mediation expert, to discuss mediation and the critical role it plays and can continue to play in conflict resolution, especially at a time when the African Union have set aside, 2020 as the year that all guns of violence and conflicts will be silenced in Africa. Enjoy the episode and take care.