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Africa: The AU's Peace and Security Architecture - Filling the Gaps
The Conversation Africa, 23 August 2020
Since its inception in 2002 the African Union has been under pressure to resolve the extensive peace and security challenges facing the continent. In particular, it's tried to… Read more »
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Africa: Kenya Counting On AU Support to Clinch Security Council Seat
Nation, 17 June 2020
Kenya is banking on repeated endorsements by the African Union and Nairobi's own networks to clinch a seat at the UN Security Council when a vote comes up this evening. Read more »
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Africa: Angola Ceases Mandate At AU Peace and Security Council
ANGOP, 1 April 2020
Angola ended its two-year term last Tuesday, as a member of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), a permanent body made up of 15 countries on the… Read more »
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Africa: AU Needs a More Robust Response to Conflict in Cameroon
The Conversation Africa, 2 March 2020
The violent conflict that erupted in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon in 2016 continues unabated. It was triggered by the government's repression of protests over… Read more »
The AU's Peace and Security Architecture - Filling the Gaps
The AU's African Peace and Security Architecture was established when the organisation adopted the Protocol on the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council in July 2002. It is guided by the AU's mandate and its interventionist approach. Its aim is to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts by working collaboratively with the Regional Economic Communities and Mechanisms. The architecture has five pillars composed of AU organs and bodies,they are the Peace and Security Council, the Panel of the Wise; the Continental Early Warning System; the Standby Force, and the Peace Fund. The success of the African Peace and Security Architecture is paramount for Africa's development and human security. Its value in the continent's peace and security agenda should not be underestimated writes Dominique Mystris for The Conversation Africa.
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Nearly two dozen security-focused organizations, located in 13 African countries, incorporate peace research into their work, as part of the Southern Voices Network for ... Read more »
