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While the Sahel region battles armed violence, Mauritania deploys female Islamic scholars to prisons and communities, challenging extremist narratives with theological expertise. These trained religious guides are helping keep the country stable where its neighbors struggle.
Workers in Sri Lanka are learning to turn local concerns into real policy change through a UNESCO program that teaches dialogue and advocacy skills. Nearly 70 community members just completed training that helps them present issues to government officials and resolve conflicts peacefully. #
After 16 years of blocking Ukraine aid, Hungary just elected a new prime minister who's reaching out to rebuild the fractured relationship. Péter Magyar is proposing a June meeting with President Zelenskyy to resolve longstanding disputes and open a new chapter between the neighbors.
After decades of tension, Armenia and Azerbaijan have begun trading again with $5.75 million in exports flowing between the two nations in early 2026. The modest numbers represent something much bigger: the first economic bridge between two countries learning to build peace.
For generations, two Nigerian villages have cleared a four-kilometre road together each year, then celebrated with dancing, feasting, and unity. This March, the tradition brought hundreds together once more to honor their unbroken bond.
The governors of Taraba and Benue states are joining forces to tackle attacks that have displaced families along their shared border. They've created a joint security committee and visited affected communities with promises of safer days ahead.
After nearly five years in exile, Yoruba activist Sunday Igboho has returned to Nigeria, thanking leaders and pledging to help tackle insecurity. His homecoming marks the end of a difficult chapter that began with a deadly raid in 2021.
Eight nations joined the United States in signing a new Board of Peace charter at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. The diplomatic initiative brings together countries from across continents to collaborate on peace-building efforts.