Tag: African Union
ISS: Will the AU Peace and Security Council do better in...
The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) responded to several conflicts in 2019, including in Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Libya and the...
ISS: Can the AU and UN find common ground on Sudan?
Recent developments around Sudan’s transfer of political power show why a more strategic partnership between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN),...
ISS: Beyond politics – options for an AU-UN partnership that delivers
The human security benefits of collaboration between the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) are clear. With the formidable resources and political clout...
ISS: Will The Gambia be a turning point for AU peace...
Despite having policy on post-conflict reconstruction and development since 2006, the African Union (AU) has long struggled to turn this into a practical and...
ISS: Repositioning the AU’s role in countering terror
Early in March, senior African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) officials gathered in Mogadishu to review the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). This...
Interpol boss briefs AU peace and security council
Interpol secretary-general Jurgen Stock briefed the African Union (AU) peace and security council on what the international police body is doing to combat transnational...
SA to take over from Egypt as AU chair
South Africa has been elected as chair of the African Union for the year 2020 at the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of...
Chinese support for AU peace and security totals $180 million
China, it was revealed last week, has been “an exemplary partner” to the African Union (AU) providing $180 million worth of funding to the...
AU calls on DR Congo to suspend election result announcement
The African Union called on Democratic Republic of Congo to suspend release of final results of its disputed presidential election due to doubts...
African Union force denies it was involved in arrest of ex-al...
African Union peacekeepers did not help in the arrest of a former al Shabaab leader that led to clashes in which 11 people were...
SONA doesn’t do defence
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was much in evidence ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
This high visibility did...
