Africa

In Africa, peace organisation PAX works in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the borderlands with Uganda and Kenya. Our programmes in Africa focus on encouraging dialogue between ethnic groups, and between citizens and their governments.

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Leaders of Peace

In the Leaders of Peace program (2021-2025), PAX works together with Plan International, HealthNet TPO and the South Sudanese NGOs EVE and AMA on gender equality in South Sudan. We strive for a society in which women and girls feel safe and contribute meaningfully in peace processes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a strategic partner.

Research & Advocacy

PAX aims at empowering the voices of South Sudanese individuals, activists and CSO’s towards peace & justice. This is done via advocacy training, coaching, provision of seed-grants and publications. PAX is linking local and national partners and activists to each other and to a wider national and international platform.

Research & Advocacy

Lundin Case

In 2021, Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter from Lundin Oil have been indicted for complicity in grave war crimes in Sudan from 1999 to 2003. PAX has been working on the Lundin case for over a decade. PAX believes that justice for the victims of the civil wars in Sudan and South Sudan is a prerequisite for peace and reconciliation. For justice to be done, it is crucial that all perpetrators and their accomplices are held to account and that those who have benefitted from crimes do not escape their duty to contribute to the victims' right to remedy and reparation.

Ilemi Triangle & Borderlands programme

In 2019, the governments of South Sudan and Kenya signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to demarcate their common border. In the past, unclarity and contestation about the location of this border has resulted in a disputed area, called the Ilemi Triangle. PAX has done research on the Ilemi Triangle, placing the pastoralist perspective in the context of the border demarcation process.

Ilemi Triangle & Borderlands programme

Women in action towards peace and justice

In South Sudan, peace organization PAX works with several organizations to strengthen women's leadership skills and to raise their participation in political decision-making, peace initiatives, and in handling security issues. This program’s long-term objective is to make women's lives safer and to increase their influence on political decision-making.