Upcoming Events
A Human Security Approach for AU PSOs: Lessons from AMISOM
(In-person participation is by invitation only)
Background to the Research Programme
Through United Nations Security Council Resolution 2628 the UN authorized the African Union Peace and Security Council to
reconfigure AMISOM and replaced it with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), with effect from 1 April 2022. AMISOM was a central pillar in political and security stabilization efforts in Somalia for over a...
Current Ethiopian Crisis Inquiries into Fundaments
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(In-person participation is by invitation only)
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies and the College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University, in collaboration with Makerere Institute of Social Research, Makerere University, Uganda, are organizing a two days conference on the theme ...
Second Annual Strategic Retreat between Civil Society and the Political Affairs Peace and Security (PAPS) Commissioner
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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 the...
Strategic Planning Civil Society Engagements with the African Union (RECS/RMs, Special Envoys, High Representatives and AU Liaison Offices)
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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 the new Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS)...
Post-Tana Regional Multi-Stakeholders Forum: Enhancing Regional Responses to Political Transitions
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The 10th edition of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa was held from 14-16th October 2022, in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, under the theme, “Managing Security Threats: Building Resilience for the Africa We Want”. In line with the tradition of the Tana Forum, the Secretariat is mandated to organize multi-stakeholders forum on selected themes with...
IWD 2023 – Forging women’s equality through Embracing Equity
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International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually to highlight the achievements of women, raise awareness about existing gender inequalities, and challenge and act towards gender equality. This year’s theme of IWD is #EmbraceEquity. This theme highlights the fact that we do not all start from the same place, and as such, we must acknowledge and make adjustments to these imbalances...
MPSA Alumni Event 2023
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The MPSA programme provides state-of-the-art executive training for professionals working on African peace and security issues. The objective of the programme is to enhance the professional competencies of senior and mid-level officials from the African Union (AU), Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) working as part of the African...
Book Launch on State-building South Sudan. International Intervention and the Formation of a Fragmented State
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The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) cordially invites you to a book launch session. The session will be held on 28 February 2023 from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at IPSS New Conference Hall, Addis Ababa University, FBE Campus
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36th AU summit: confronting Africa’s security challenges?
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As African leaders prepare for deliberations at the Thirty-Sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, from 18 to 19 February 2023, a number of issues compete for their attention. The first comprise of global matters with enormous impacts...
Africa’s Place in a Multipolar World: Moving from Strategy to Action
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Global competition for spheres of influence, technological supremacy, and raw materials is heating up. States increasingly use their economic power to shape the global order according to their national interests without due diligence to how these actions impact others. Increasing tensions between USA and China, the Russian war in Ukraine, and regional instability in the Sahel are but a few...