This paper examines l’Arbre à Palabre (AP)—Under the Palaver Tree, an Ivorian peacebuilding mechanism in contemporary conflict resolution. I argue that contextual and local understanding of armed conflicts before designing conflict resolution mechanisms is critical for peacebuilding because of the peculiarities of every post-conflict society. The mechanisms are geographically limited and culturally distinct but ontologically homogeneous across many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. I demonstrate that while liberal peacebuilding has its problems on the continent, African mechanisms are not immune because of the dynamics of modern conflicts, therefore the latter needs innovative approaches that transcend ethnic borders to meet contemporary challenges.

本文探讨了“l' Arbre à Palabre”（美联社）——“在帕拉弗树下”，这是科特迪瓦解决当代冲突的和平建设机制。我认为，由于每个冲突后社会都有其特殊性，因此在设计冲突解决机制之前对武装冲突的背景和当地了解对于建设和平至关重要。这些机制在撒哈拉以南非洲的许多国家中具有地理上的限制和文化上的独特性，但在本体上是同质的。我证明，虽然自由主义和平建设在非洲大陆存在问题，但由于现代冲突的动态，非洲机制也不能幸免，因此后者需要超越种族边界的创新方法来应对当代挑战。