On August 12, 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Ministry of Peace and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University, was signed by Dr. Fana, Interim Director of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), and Mr. Taye Dendea, Minister of State, Ministry of Peace.
In this MOU, both parties agreed to support peacebuilding and conflict management approaches by the Ministry of Peace through training, education, demand-based research, and the facilitation of policy analysis and dialogue platforms.