| Reconciliation Processes in Africa: Angola |
| This collection of Internet resources includes selected country-specific case study experiences that are helping and/or hindering reconciliation processes in Africa at international, regional, national, and communal levels. Although selective, inclusion of a site by no means constitutes
endorsement by the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress. Every source listed here was successfully tested before being added to the list. Users, however, should be aware that a successful connection may sometimes require several attempts.
For additional research and bibliographic materials on reconciliation processes in African countries consult the Library's online catalog.
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| ACTION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (http://www.actsa.org/Angola/apm/) |
| Links to Angola Peace Monitor. “Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) campaigns with the people of Southern Africa as they strive to build a better future. Working for peace, democracy and development across the region, ACTSA is the successor organisation to the Anti-Apartheid Movement. ACTSA influences decision-makers in Britain and Europe on policies that affect Southern Africa. It keeps the region in the public and political spotlight through lobbying, publication of reports and briefings and media work.”
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| ALL AFRICA CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES (http://www.aacc-ceta.org/) |
| “The Continental Advocacy Research on Governance, Ethics and Morality with a special focus on: Angola, The Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ghana will empirically examine key governance concerns in the continent with reference to the situation obtaining in the above-mentioned countries and the churches participation in them and its influence in public policy formulation processes.”
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| ANGOLAN CENTERS FOR TEACHING PEACE (http://www.peace.ca/angola.htm) |
| ACTP is a non-government organization recognized by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Angolan Republic.
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| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (http://www.catholicrelief.org) |
| The official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community.
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| CLUB - K: CLUBE DOS ANGOLANOS NO EXTERIOR (http://www.club-k.net/XP/index.php) |
| For Angolans abroad, offers chat, a photo-album, national and international news articles, information on culture and music. Text is in Portuguese.
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| CONCILIATION RESOURCES (http://www.c-r.org/) |
| “Serves as an international resource for local organizations pursuing peacebuilding and conflict resolution initiatives....main aim is to support groups working at community, national and international levels to prevent violence or transform armed conflict into opportunities for social, political and economic development based on more just relationships.”
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| The CONFLICT RESOLUTION INFORMATION SOURCE VERSION IV (http://beta.crinfo.org/index.jsp?nid=2000) |
| “Welcome to CRInfo, the new version of the Conflict Resolution Information Source, a free, online clearinghouse, indexing more than 25,000 peace- and conflict resolution-related Web pages, books, articles, audiovisual materials, organizational profiles, events, and current news articles.” |
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| EISA - THE ELECTORAL INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (http://www.eisa.org.za/index.html) |
| “Promoting credible elections and democratic governance in Africa.” One of its program areas is conflict management, democracy and electoral education.
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| ENDNOTES- to - Sustaining the Peace in Angola: An Overview of Current Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration, by João Gomes and Imogen Parsons
(http://www.iss.co.za/Pubs/Monographs/No83/Notes.html) |
| Bibliography cited on-line separately from the article published in Monograph, no. 83, April 2003.
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| INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (http://www.iss.co.za/) |
| “Our mission is to conceptualise, inform and enhance the debate on human security in Africa in order to support policy formulation and decision making at all levels towards the enhancement of human security for all in Africa.”
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| INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS) (http://www.iss.co.za/index.html) |
| “As a leading African human security research institution, the ISS works towards a stable and peaceful Africa characterised by sustained development, human rights, the rule of law, democracy and collaborative security.” Information provided on this site includes workshops, seminars, electronic journals, research, programs, projects and information on African countries, and a database. |
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| INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (http://www.icrc.org/) |
| “An independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence.” This site is in multiple languages and provides information, publications, databases and more.
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| INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP WORKING TO PREVENT CONFLICT WORLDWIDE (http://www.icg.org/home/index.cfm?l=1) |
| “The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.”
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| MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE (http://www.mcc.org/areaserv.html) |
| Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a relief, service, and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches.
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| NATIONMASTER.COM ENCYCLOPEDIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia) |
| “...a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations....a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD.”
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| OXFAM PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS (http://www.oxfaminternational.org/eng/about.htm) |
| Oxfam International is an international group of independent non-governmental organizations dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world. The Oxfams work together internationally in more than 100 countries to achieve greater impact by their collective efforts. It promotes peace building from the bottom to the top.
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| PEACE BUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN POST CONFLICT ANGOLA: NDGOS NEGOTIATING THEORY AND PRACTICE, by Róisín Shannon. (http://www.trocaire.org/) |
| This article appears in the Trócaire Development Review, Dublin, 2003/2004, pp. 33-55, under the ‘Policy and Advocacy’ category of this website.
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| RETURNING HOME TO A NORMAL LIFE? THE PLIGHT OF DISPLACED ANGOLANS, by Andrea Lari. (http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/papers/85/Paper85.htm) |
| Article appears in the Institute for Security Studies, Occasional Paper 85, February 2004.
“As the first successful attempt made by Angolans to end the conflict themselves, the ceasefire fixed the starting point for the urgent addressing of a series of military, political and humanitarian priorities. In fact, it contributed to the rebuilding of confidence amongst the 4.1 million internally displaced persons (IDP’s), 3 [million] at that time living in camps or scattered around urban areas throughout the country, and 450,000 refugees living in the neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Namibia. The millions of displaced Angolans represent important political and economic elements in the development and implementation by the government of reconstruction and regeneration policies throughout the country. |
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| SUSTAINING THE PEACE IN ANGOLA: An Overview of Current Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration, by João Gomes Porto and Imogen Parsons (http://www.iss.co.za/Pubs/Monographs/No83/Contents.html) |
| Published in Monograph (Institute for Security Studies’ Monographs for the African Human Security Initiative,) no. 83, April 2003.
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| TRAINING FOR PEACE (http://www.trainingforpeace.org/) |
| The Training for Peace (TfP) in Southern Africa program, an international training and research program funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Corporation, contributes towards capacity building within the broader ambit of peace operations at the practical and conceptual level in the Southern African Development Community. Established in 1995, its main program activity consists of training of civilian peacekeeping and peace-building personnel, research and publishing, and policy development.
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| TROCAIRE.ORG (http://www.trocaire.org/) |
| Created in 1973, “Trócaire works with partners throughout the continent to effect mutual co-existence, justice and peace building initiatives. Through supporting long term approaches to the transformation of conflict situations, Trócaire in collaboration with its partners lay the foundation for sustainable peace. An essential part of this work is in the area of mineral or natural resource extraction and advocacy for more just and regulated interventions in this area of economic activity, which often causes conflict between local communities over the resources. “
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| UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (http://www.usip.org/) |
| Established in 1984, the United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts. It meets its congressional mandate through programs, including research grants, fellowships, professional training, secondary through graduate level education programs, conferences and workshops, library services, and publications.
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| WOMENWARPEACE.ORG (http://www.womenwarpeace.org/) |
| A portal on women, peace and security.
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