Two-pager – ANALYSE DE L’IMPACT DES CONFLITS SUR LES ENFANTS, LES ADOLESCENTS ET LES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE BASE EN RCA

La présente étude évalue l’impact des conflits sur les enfants et les adolescents en interprétant les données collectées dans la ville de Bambari et Bossangoa, avec une attention particulière aux systèmes de prestation de services WASH d’une part, et les mécanismes d’adaptation des parties prenantes, d’autre part. Dans un contexte où l’état peine à établir une présence effective sur l’ensemble du territoire, l’analyse dresse le constat de la détérioration causée par les conflits sur les infrastructures WASH déjà précaires, offre plusieurs recommandations dans le sens de sécuriser et pérenniser les infrastructures WASH, renforcer la cohésion sociale et améliorer la résilience des acteurs.

• English version
• French version

This entry was posted in Africa, Reports and tagged CAR, Central African Republic, Central African Republic Reports on December 15, 2022.

Analyse de l’Impact des Conflits sur les Enfants, les Adolescents et les Services Sociaux de Base en RCA

La présente étude évalue l’impact des conflits sur les enfants et les adolescents en interprétant les données collectées dans la ville de Bambari et Bossangoa, avec une attention particulière aux systèmes de prestation de services WASH d’une part, et les mécanismes d’adaptation des parties prenantes, d’autre part. Dans un contexte où l’état peine à établir une présence effective sur l’ensemble du territoire, l’analyse dresse le constat de la détérioration causée par les conflits sur les infrastructures WASH déjà précaires, offre plusieurs recommandations dans le sens de sécuriser et pérenniser les infrastructures WASH, renforcer la cohésion sociale et améliorer la résilience des acteurs.

This entry was posted in Africa, Reports and tagged CAR, Central African Republic, Central African Republic Reports on December 15, 2022.

Two-Pager – Creating a Safer Space for Online Engagement in CAR (Phase II) – February 2022

The second phase of the project “”Creating a Safer Space for Online Engagement in the Central African Republic””, funded by Facebook, was implemented between August 2021 and February 2022.

The situation in the Central African Republic remains volatile years after the civil war began in 2013. The 2020 elections sparked a new wave of conflicts with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra seeking a second term. The elections, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, caused an uptick in hate speech, discrimination, and misinformation. Certain groups actively and deliberately use social media and instant messaging platforms to stoke fear, circulate false information, promote stereotypes, and call for violence. Building on the results of the first phase, which took place in the midst of the 2020 elections period, this second phase aimed to bring the discussion around hate speech and disinformation from the online space to the radio airwaves, increasing the reach of the messaging.

Through round-table and short spots in French and Sango produced and broadcasted under this project, audiences learned how to identify hate speech and mis/disinformation. Through these radio programs, listeners also learned about prevention strategies, counternarratives, and Facebook report mechanisms. As creating a safer space for online engagement is a long-term endeavor and requires tireless efforts, training sessions were offered to radio professionals to increase their knowledge and skills so that they can continue to promote positive social media engagement beyond the life of the project.

This entry was posted in Africa, Reports and tagged CAR, Central African Republic, Central African Republic Reports on February 22, 2022.

Pastoralism and Conflict in the Sudano-Sahel: A Review of the Literature

This literature review was developed as part of the project “Partnership for Stability and Security in the Sudano-Sahel” supported by U.S. State Department, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations between October 2019 and March 2021. The goal of this project is to inform stabilization and development efforts in communities across the Sudano-Sahel affected by cross-border farmer-herder conflict by identifying proven, data-informed methods of conflict transformation.

This review covers the following key trends and debates from existing literature:

• Resource Competition and Adaptation – This Section reviews arguments that analyze pastoralism-related conflicts through the lens of competition over resources. The materials cover the major economic and environmental shifts that have reshaped pastoral livestock production in the Sudano-Sahel and how these shifts are changing relationships between pastoralists and farmers.
• Governance, Law, and Dispute Resolution – This Section breaks down key debates on the policies governing land use and pastoral mobility and how these policies may reinforce or mitigate conflict and the efficacy of local authorities and systems in managing resource disputes.
• “New Fringe Pastoralism” – This Section explores the intersection between pastoralist populations and illicit activities or insurgent violence. This Section speaks to an ongoing debate in existing scholarship, policy discourse, and public perception about whether or not some pastoral populations should be seen as vectors of violence or criminality.

This entry was posted in Africa, Reports and tagged Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso Reports, Central African Republic, Central African Republic Reports, Mali, Mali Reports, Niger, Niger Reports, Nigeria, Nigeria Reports, South Sudan, South Sudan Reports, Sudan, Sudan Reports on August 20, 2020.

Conflict Assessment in the Bamingui-Bangoran region – December 2019

Search identified Bamingui-Bangoran as a target region of crucial importance for the success of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and as such, determined to conduct a conflict assessment in this area. Data collection was carried out between November and December […]

This entry was posted in Africa, Reports and tagged CAR, Central African Republic, Central African Republic Reports on May 14, 2020.

Bolstering Judicial and Social Accountability processes in CAR, US Department of State, 2017 – 2018

The project aims to support the rule of law and the consolidation of peace in the Central African Republic through judicial and social accountability. The main conflict issues addressed in this project are community conflicts which are shaped across ethnic, political and/or religious lines. The conflict between the government’s security forces and the MINUSCA on one side, and self-defense groups (GAD) on the other, was recently identified as one that remains and could be the trigger for violent conflicts to break out. Search employs a variety of approaches to tackle the identified conflicts and their underlying causes, including building the capacity of key justice institutions to be better able to identify service gaps and coordinate service availability; promoting the engagement of citizens in targeted communities with reintroduced justice institutions to resolve disputes; offering more opportunities to citizens to provide informed input and decision-making about the justice system; strengthening cohesion through local mechanisms to resolve intercommunity disputes.

While there is currently no direct conflict between Christian and Muslim communities, the high levels of mistrust between the two is indicative of the risk of a conflict’s outbreak. The insecurity caused by the conflict between the security forces and MINUSCA on one side and the self-defense groups on the other, has resulted in the limited circulation of both Christians and Muslims and has, in turn, contributed to the low levels of trust between the two.

This entry was posted in Africa, Reports and tagged Bangui, CAR, CAR Conflict Scan, Central African Republic, Central African Republic (CAR) conflict scan, Central African Republic [FR], Central African Republic Reports, Justice, PK5 on September 26, 2018.

Conflict Scan for Boda, Central African Republic (under our project, Bolstering Judicial and Social Accountability Processes in CAR)

This conflict scan in forms on the evolution of conflict dynamics in Boda (Central Africa Republic), it was done in mid-2018 under the project Bolstering Judicial and Social Accountability processes in CAR, funded by the US Department of State (DRL). According to the participants interviewed, the situation in the city of Boda seems calm. Christian and Muslim communities circulate freely throughout most of the city and many respondents said that peace was returning, despite continuing to admit that there were high levels of mistrust.

In addition, the conflict actors who have shone in the past have been reintegrated into the population. However, since this reintegration was spontaneous, many of them are still armed. While it is true that the efforts of Search and the other actors have helped to rebuild the will to relive together, it remains as true that it is still very important to reinforce this will to live together and to address root causes of mistrust as if those are not being addressed, there is a high risk for communities to go back to violent conflict. We also draw from this scan that it is still relevant to continue to regularize the interaction between the two communities through educational talks and outreach activities, possible meeting points are local markets, sports activities and mining areas.

This entry was posted in Africa, Reports and tagged Access to Justice, Boda, CAR, CAR Conflict Scan, Central African Republic Reports, Social Accountability on August 2, 2018.