Pastor James Wuye, Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Dr Alan Channer were invited to Chad by the United Nations from 24 March – 2 April. Their visit, under the theme ‘Media and Mediation’, was part of a bid by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to build skills in mediation and peace-building amongst a newly-forged network of Chadian mediators.

A team from Initiatives of Change Kenya travelled to Meru, Eastern Kenya, to join a partner organization, International Peace Initiatives (IPI), in a series of activities - among them the celebration of the International Women’s Day.

'I have learnt that forgiveness is a pre-requisite for inner peace’, said Mrs Goretti Bukombi, one of the Peace Circle workshop facilitators which was held 13-15 January, 2012 at Bweyogerere - a Kampala suburb in Uganda.

Samuel Muiruri, a participant of Harambee Africa Leadership Programme from Kenya, has been putting into practice one of the things that he learnt during the sixth Harambee programme that took place end of last year in Nigeria - building houses out of plastic bottles.

When Rosemary Namatsi became aware of the plight of many small-scale farmers, she took responsibility for training to provide certification in sustainable agriculture for small-scale farmers, enabling them to farm without costly inputs. She draws her inspiration from Farmers Dialogue forum.

In the last week a video campaign called Kony 2012 has gone viral. At the time of posting this article, over 27 million around the world have viewed it on YouTube and many more on Vimeo and other video hosting sites. The campaign, by US-based 'Invisible Children' calls for the arrest of Joseph Kony, head of the Lord's Resistance Army, who is indicted by the International Criminal Court. Jean Brown from Australia, who is in touch with peacemakers in the areas impacted by Kony, writes.

The closing date for the All Africa Conference in Cameroon is 31st March 2013. Please find the application form here. Follow this link for more information on the conference theme, dates and accommodation.
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The renowned historian, journalist and author Mammo Wudneh, a member and friend of IofC Ethiopia, died on 2 March, aged 77. He was buried the following day, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Kenyatta University Students Association (KUSA) had a student leaders' forum on Youth and Leadership on 17 February 2012. Kenya I Care group was invited to talk on 'the role of youth in governance and development of the country.'

Is the best of peace or the worst of conflict coming to Africa? After five days of deliberations, the 2nd Eastern Africa Youth Conference (EAYC) closed its curtains on Sunday 12 February 2012 with a call to the delegates present to be ambassadors of peace wherever they go.