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Promoting Peace in Africa

David Francis.Peace Studies' Africa Centre is to host an International Conference in June on 'Peace, Security and Regional Integration in Africa'.

The conference is the latest initiative to be organised by the Africa Centre, officially launched in February by its Director Dr David Francis (pictured right).

David said: "If you look at conflict situations across the world, Africa has a massive number of civil wars, most of which are bloody and violent. These not only affect peace and security, but also have devastating human consequences.

"When I arrived at the University I wanted to set up the Africa Centre to develop the Department of Peace Studies' international specialism on conflict prevention, resolution and peace building. The past decade has seen a massive increase in African research and teaching within the University, whilst organisations and the media have inundated the Department with requests on African specialism."

The Centre has the following aims:

  • to develop as a policy research centre with a sound academic publication record
  • to influence international policy processes and responses on Africa
  • to develop training in Africa by organising course programmes in peace and conflict studies
  • to enhance the international profile of the University and Peace Studies
  • to develop reciprocal relationships with other universities leading to collaborative research and networking
  • to offer internship programmes to Master's students to study conflict in Africa

Programmes set up by the Centre include a six-year funded British Council-DFID project on 'Strengthening the Capacity for Peace and Conflict Studies in Africa', with the Universities of Sierra Leone, and Jos, in Nigeria; an academic advisory programme with the UN-affiliated University for Peace; and a research project involving the United Nations University on 'Linking Peace, Security and Regional Integration in Africa'.

For further information on the African Centre and the Conference logon to www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/peace/

18 March 2003

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