Tag: African Union
ISS: The African Union needs to broaden its role in Somalia
Conflict resolution, political dialogue and electoral support are as important as the current focus on security.
Somalia’s historic one-person-one vote election, scheduled for late 2020,...
ISS: Does the Sahel really need more AU troops?
Last year saw a significant resurgence of extremist violence in the Sahel, especially in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, where the United Nations (UN) recorded over...
ISS: Can SADC come to Mozambique’s rescue?
Mozambique is under attack from violent extremists, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) doesn’t seem to have a clear plan on how to...
ISS: Hard times ahead for the African Union in The Gambia
Launched in 2018 amid optimism that it would help stabilise The Gambia, the African Union’s (AU) mission to the country faces challenging months ahead....
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...
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Coronavirus shows why the SANDF needs to be adequately funded
The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help fight the COVID-19 novel coronavirus yet again demonstrates the need for a...
