The Hatchling Institutions of the African Union’s Peace and Security Architecture: The Panel of the Wise

Conflict is considered to be ubiquitous and has always been endemic in human societies. It is because of this reason that contemporary Africa continues to grapple with the inevitability of conflict. However, in its negative and destructive form, conflict is generally considered as an aberration which should be contained and eliminated if it cannot be avoided. In both traditional and contemporary Africa, the mechanisms that are employed in order to resolve conflicts are usually considered to be indicative of the level of political organization in a particular society.