The papers in this book were presented at a seminar on the role of women in promoting peace and development in Africa organized in March 1989 by the Adult Education Association of Zambia (AEAZ) and a follow-up workshop held in Lusaka in 1990, which focused on development strategies for implementing the resolutions of the 1989 seminar. Contents: The concept of peace and development in the African context (Lyton H. Zgambo) – The South African policy of apartheid and its effects on regional peace (Chisepo J.J. Mphaisha) – War, conflict and women in Africa (Jolham C. Momba) – Religion, peace and development in Africa (Stella C. Chisunka) – Barriers to women’s participation in peace and development: the Zambian case (Monica L. Munachonga) – Implications of international law on human rights and peace education in contemporary Africa (L.S. Shimba).
