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Between challenges and responses: how is the AU faring?

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Addis Ababa

Register:  to attend online  |  to attend in person In 2023, Africa faced many security and governance challenges. Protracted conflicts continued incountries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan, military takeovers destabilised parts of West and Central Africa, and violent extremism gathered pace across the continent. With nearly 20 elections planned in 2024, […]

Inclusive Development and Sustainable Peace

IPSS New Conference Hall ADDIS ABABA

Register here to participate: Here The Institute for Peace and Security Studies, in partnership with the China Africa Institute, is organizing a seminar on 15 June 2023 at the IPSS New Conference Hall at Addis Ababa University in FBE Campus.      

Strategic Planning Civil Society Engagements with the African Union (RECS/RMs, Special Envoys, High Representatives and AU Liaison Offices)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Download: Concept Note Over the last 20 years the African Union (AU) has established itself as the principal continental policy maker on governance, peace, and security. In the last year, the AU has operationalized an institutional reform which has seen a merger of the former Peace and Security and Political Affairs (PSD, DPA) departments into […]