Elizabeth Drew is Head of Programmes, Peacebuilding, at Sudanese Development Initiative (SUDIA), a national non-governmental organisation based in Khartoum. She previously worked for the UK Department for International Development's Conflict Policy Team and, most recently, on the Accord series and international peacebuilding policy at Conciliation Resources. Elizabeth holds an MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge University.

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Accord Issue 23: West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone

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