African states meeting in Lesotho and Ghana have agreed to act urgently to ensure that the continent has a network of local systems in place to resolve political disputes, as well as prevent electoral and other kinds of violence.
At a meeting organized by the African Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that wrapped up yesterday, Members States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) endorsed a declaration that pledges to "establish national infrastructures for peace within three years" across Southern Africa. This follows a similar consultation held recently in Accra, Ghana, in which all 15 nations that belong to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) endorsed a similar agreement.
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