UPA sessions started in 2003 with the Campus in Ziguinchor/Senegal. Since then UPA continues to gather African Peace Builders every year in different countries all throughout the continent.
There is an autonomous plateforme created and facilitated by UPA Laureates: the Panafrican Union of Peace Builders (UBAPB). Plateforme meetings take place by regional initiative: 2012 (Goma/DRCongo). Since new Charta 2017 (Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso) yearly meetings and local action by PTG (Peace Training Group).
Further more UPA Laureates launche an ambitious project: PUFA - Peace University FROM Africa (Université de Paix à partir de l'Afrique). Well experienced senior AFRICAN Peace Builders suggest to visit local initiatives and communities IN EUROPE and offering training in UPA modules. We invite African diaspora and every other local or instutional initiative seaking desescalation, mangement of (social) conflicts, violence prevention and protect or strengthen social coherance.
Since its first Campus in 2003, in Oct./Nov. 2023 during the Campus in Bujumbura/BURUNDI, UPA celebrated its 20th ANNIVERSARY hosted by AFRICAN UNION and Pax Christi International
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More than 350 Peace Builders from 30 countries have already be trained and strengthend through the annual UPA Campus: a siginificant and dynamic contribution to permanent Peace building in Africa; and an active input into the social environment of these women and men of Peace.
For more details about the way of UPA across the continent, please click at the location.
After 20 years JUBILEE in Burundi (2023) we invite
YOU to join the next
CAMPUS 2026
CAMEROON
October/November
> Modules planed
Ask registration form
at upa@apte-net.de
PRESS Info:
Campus 2022, Togo
Campus 2024, Kenya
ENJOY our MEDIA
UPA Peace Song 2023
Burundi Anniversary
(Strong Voice Production)
VIDEOS or podcasts:
Film(12min) CAMPUS16
Film(10min) CAMPUS23
ARTICLES on UPA
"Beyond the Bullets", 2025
Africa security challenges have long been addressed through militarisation. This book is a call to action for leaders, policymakers and citizens: St.Paul University, Nairobi) shift from firepower to human security as foundation of African resilience.
Recent research 2024
"Whoever wants Peace prepares Peace" UPA training shows significant Peace impact in society: the RWANDA case. B.Niyonshuti, ISAR Journal of Arts, Humani-ties and Social Sciences
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UPABP-Panafrican Union of Peace Builders
This is the ALUMNI platform of more than 350 Laureates in 30 countries and 20 years of UPA. In various and prominent respon-sibilities and positions, they join local Peace efforts in PTG-Groups: Peace Training Group. They say: "It's not how far we have came, but how far we can go". Follow at www.upabp.org
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INOVAR Programm - Interven-tion NOn-Violente Active et Rapide (en Afrique):
Teams of panafrican Peace Builders (from UPA alumni) join local activities of deses-calation, conflict management, mediation
2010/11 Burundi/RDCongo
2014/25 RCA
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IUPA international ATTENTION
to our Laureats/Partners
AFRICA DOCTOR HC for Sylvain KOFFI, Abidjan (2024)
FRANCE National Award of
HumanRights 2013
UNESCO PrixConfucius 2011
HARUBUNTU Tchad 2010
and IvoryCoast 2009
UNHCR PeacePrice 2006
