Overview of the challenges and potential advantages that the border region of South Sudan-Sudan has when it comes to light manufacturing. The diversification of industry from oil will help to reduce poverty and increase security. The report highlights areas that have potential and recommends policies to help promote these developments.

A group of Kenyan policy-makers and influencers of policy, representing a range of ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds, met in Nairobi under the auspices of the Institute for the Study of African Realities, the Sychar Centre and Concordis International, to reflect on the issue of land grievances in Kenya. With the benefit of insight from four expert speakers, extensive discussion allowed the participants to seek proposals to help resolve the conflict between differing viewpoints, and its negative effects on Kenyan society.

This document represents a summary of the historical background of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict drawing on contributions from theologians, church leaders, academics, and activists with a range of personal positions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It may help give some context to aid in understanding the Middle East.

Seminar on the lessons Cote d’Ivoire can take from other African nations’ experiences regarding justice. Highlights the need for reconciliation, truth, participation, dialogue, and potentially amnesty in the peace process. French language report.

Seminar on the lessons Cote d’Ivoire can take from other African nations’ experiences regarding justice. Highlights the need for reconciliation, truth, participation, dialogue, and potentially amnesty in the peace process.

Documents the process of nomadic pastoralism across the Sudan-South Sudan border through the dry season 2011-2012 and identifies some key factors that affected the nature of this migration. It breaks down elements such as the security, economics, and leadership that shape this migration.

Land reform remains a deeply emotive issue in Kenya, with significant differences between the stated and perceived objectives of the National Land Policy. Concordis sponsored a conference where heads of local communities heard from experts and debated the issues amongst themselves to arrive at recommendations to help improve the situation.

Before the succession of the Republic of South Sudan from Sudan, nomadic communities used to freely move into South Sudan in Melut County with their cattle without restriction, and they enjoyed good relationships with the host communities. However, since independence, relationships have deteriorated. This conference brought together members of the different communities to better understand the reasons for conflict and secure an agreement to help prevent it.

This is a report of a Cross–Border Migration Conference held at Melut County Hall in Upper Nile State from 19 to 21 June 2012, organized by Concordis International and funded by the European Union. The conference brought together the Fellata and Arabs pastoralists with the host communities of Melut County to discuss and agree on policies for the migration of pastoralists in the county.

Details the Cross-Border Migration Conference held at the Bankuman Primary School in Bunj, Upper Nile from 12-14 June 2012, arranged by Concordis International and funded by the European Union. The purpose of the conference was to bring together Sudanese pastoralists who migrate into Maban County, officials and community representatives from the county and leaders of refugee populations from Blue Nile currently in camps to discuss challenges to peace and stability in the county and agree upon solutions for these issues including the migration of pastoralists into the county.

Summary of the conference outcomes encouraging the peaceful co-existence between pastoralists and host communities in Longechuk County. Details their agreement on measures to prevent conflict in this area.

Summary of a conference to bring together Misseriya pastoralists who migrate into Unity State and officials and community representatives from the border counties of Upper Nile State. Highlights issues and the agreement reached to harmonise the relationships between the pastoralist community and the host community in Unity State.

Upper Nile State Migration Conference held at the South Sudan Hotel, Malakal, South Sudan on 24 to 25 February 2012

Discussion of policies for the migration of pastoralists into the Upper Nile, including a plan for communication and cooperation to help secure migration agreements. Organised to promote peaceful co-existence between pastoralists and local indigenous populations during the seasonal migration of pastoralists.

Summaries of a workshop aimed at providing guiding principles, technical knowledge, and practical experiences in border management to facilitate cross-border cooperation, economic relations, pastoralism, movement of peoples and social interaction, and border security.

This conference featured Kenyans from a range of different groups and backgrounds. They reflected on the different conceptions of Ethnicity and Nationhood in Kenya, tensions between these two concepts and recommendations for how these could be addressed going forward.

This report examines drivers of conflict in the North- South border areas of Sudan and current initiatives aimed at managing them. The contents derive from desk and field research undertaken in mid-2010. The document is also informed by the views and concerns expressed by participants at workshops in seven locations along the North-South border and at a senior level workshop in Khartoum.

Afghanistan Report: Kabul Conference Summary, April 2010

Summary of conferences discussing the role of theology in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict drawing on the perspectives of both sides to try to find areas of agreement with a view to having leaders of these groups play a greater role in resolving this conflict.