2024 ELECTION OF THE 10 MEMBERS OF THE PSC: CONDUCT AND OUTCOME OF THE ELECTIONS

2024 ELECTION OF THE 10 MEMBERS OF THE PSC: CONDUCT AND OUTCOME OF THE ELECTIONS

Date | 20 February 2024

One of the key outcomes of the 44th ordinary session of the Executive Council was the election of ten members of the AU Peace and Security Council, for two-year terms. Our latest policy brief provides analysis on the conduct and outcome of the elections and what the election means and tells us about the new composition of the PSC and the implications thereof.

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2024 ELECTIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL: OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS AND CANDIDATES

2024 ELECTIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL: OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS AND CANDIDATES

Date | 12 February 2024

The 44th ordinary session of the Executive Council will hold the elections of the ten members of the Peace and Security Council. Our policy brief has all that you need to know about the 2024 PSC elections and how and why they matter.

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SAFEGUARDING THE HUMANITARIAN SPACE IN AFRICA: ANALYSIS OF CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

SAFEGUARDING THE HUMANITARIAN SPACE IN AFRICA: ANALYSIS OF CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

Date | 23 December 2023

INTRODUCTION

The dire state of the humanitarian situation in Africa is currently shaped by three inter-related factors. The first dimension is the exponential increase of the humanitarian need on the continent. As further discussed below, this is attributable, among others, to the increase in the number, geographic spread and level of violence of conflicts and crisis on the continent in recent years. This situation is further compounded by other factors including climate change induced extreme weather conditions.

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AFRICA AND PEACE AND SECURITY DIPLOMACY IN A TIME OF THE NEW AGENDA FOR PEACE

AFRICA AND PEACE AND SECURITY DIPLOMACY IN A TIME OF THE NEW AGENDA FOR PEACE

Date | 16 June 2023

INTRODUCTION

One of the policy briefs arising from the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s 2021 report ‘Our Common Agenda’ that is expected to be released in the near future is the New Agenda for Peace. The framing of the New Agenda for Peace echoes the 1992 report of the then Secretary-General of the UN Boutros Boutros Ghali titled An agenda for Peace, a report that sought to articulate the Secretary-General’s view of how the UN should pursue preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peacekeeping in the post-Cold War world. Understandably, An Agenda for Peace was premised on the new context of the then emerging character the world order was taking in the aftermath of the demise of the Cold War.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 41ST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE 4TH AU MID-YEAR COORDINATION MEETING IN LUSAKA

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 41ST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE 4TH AU MID-YEAR COORDINATION MEETING IN LUSAKA

Date | August 2022

INTRODUCTION

The 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 4th AU Mid-year coordination meeting were held on 14-15 July and 17 July respectively in Lusaka, Zambia. The meetings were preceded by the 44th Ordinary of the Permanent Representative Committee (PRC) held from 20 June to 8 July in Addis Ababa under the chairship of Senegal.

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Addressing the recent resurgence of Unconstitutional Changes of Government: Policy Recommendations for the AU Extraordinary Summit

Policy Briefs

Date | 26 May 2022

INTRODUCTION

On 28 May, the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government are scheduled to hold the 16th extraordinary session in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. One of the two major agenda items for the extraordinary summit will be to deliberate on and adopt measures to address the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) that the continent experienced during the past few years.

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Why the AU Humanitarian Summit Matters and What it Can Do About the Concerning Humanitarian Situation in Africa

Policy Briefs

Date | 26 May 2022

INTRODUCTION

On 27 May 2022, the African Union (AU) will hold an extraordinary humanitarian summit and pledging conference in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. This summit and its thematic focus on the humanitarian situation in Africa could not have been more timely. It is taking place at a time when the humanitarian situation has deteriorated beyond the levels witnessed in previous eras.

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2022 ELECTION OF THE 15 MEMBERS OF THE PSC: CONDUCT AND OUTCOME OF THE ELECTIONS

Policy Briefs

Date | February, 2022

INTRODUCTION

The election for the 15 members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) was held on 3 February 2022 at the meeting of the 40th ordinary session of the Executive Council in line with its delegated power pursuant to Decision Assembly/ AU/Dec.106 (VI) of the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Assembly. The outcome of the election is expected to be approved by the Assembly during its 35th ordinary session, scheduled to take place on 5-6 February. While providing update on the conduct and outcome of the election, this policy brief also highlights some of the dynamics that transpired during the election as well as priorities for the new PSC.

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2022 ELECTIONS OF THE PSC: OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS AND LIST OF CANDIDATES

Policy Briefs

Date | January, 2022

INTRODUCTION

The tenure of all fifteen members of the PSC (see Table 1 below) serving for a two-year and three-year term is set to end at the end of March 2022. All PSC members are elected by the AU Executive Council and endorsed by the Assembly during its ordinary sessions. It is to be recalled that the Assembly delegated its envisaged power to elect members to the Executive Council during its sixth Ordinary Session (Assembly/AU/Dec. 106(VI)). One of the agenda items tabled for the fortieth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council slatted to take place on 2-3 February 2022 is, therefore, the election of the fifteen new or returning members of the Council.

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CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE AGENDA OF SILENCING THE GUNS IN AFRICA

Policy Briefs

Date | December, 2020

INTRODUCTION

Silencing the Guns is one of the flagship projects of Africa’s development blue print of Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU). It provides the overarching objective guiding the efforts of the organization towards achieving a peaceful and secure Africa which is the foundation for the implementation the development and regional integration plans of the continent.

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