Peace and Security Stories
South Sudan lacks the operational capacity to extract the oil it has in the ground.
In the Tigray war, dubbed the deadliest and bloodiest conflict of the twenty-first century, the average estimate of civilian casualties stands at 518,...
Addressing the situation in Sudan, the leaders urged greater cooperation to stop the influx of weapons and mercenaries, in line with the UN arms embar...
The findings come at a time when peacekeeping operations in the world are folding, with the last United Nations mission having been deployed in 2014.
Tuya further announced that Kenya would contribute critical military infrastructure—including helicopters and surveillance units—as part of its expand...
While some member states advocate for increases in both assessed and voluntary contributions, others maintain that voluntary funding should remain the...
In statements released after last month's talks, both sides committed to ending acts of violence and hate speech and called on the Congolese people to...
This win follows a dramatic stalemate in February during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, where Morocco and Algeria locked horns in a contest that ended...
Following the August 30, 2023 coup, the PSC, during its 1172nd session, suspended Gabon from all AU activities until constitutional order is restored.
The realignment of AU troops from ATMIS to AUSSOM is expected to be completed by June 30 this year, ahead of the launch of phase two of the mission, w...
Ultimately, enduring peace requires ending the cycle of ethnic dominance in Ethiopia’s federal governance arrangement.
The virtual session followed a regional summit held last week and co-chaired by Ruto, who chairs the EAC, and Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa,...
The allocation of the Sh2.5 billion to the mission raises questions as the UN Trust Fund created to support the mission has met its costs and has enou...
The AU itself is battling chronic funding shortages, raising questions about Africa's capacity to fund its own security challenges.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) urged a broader and more inclusive panel of peace facilitators—effectively pushing back on an earlie...
The AU emphasised the necessity of upholding the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) signed between the TPLF and Ethiopia in Pretoria.
The PSC strongly condemned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for attempting to establish a parallel government in Nairobi, warning that the move risks pa...
Reports indicate that the M23 has expanded its control of mining sites in the region thereby increasing its monthly taxes.
The other facilitators are Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Ethiopia's former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
The stakeholders insisted that any necessary adjustments to public order laws should be made through amendments to existing legislation rather than th...
At the heart of the power play was the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting on Friday, where Kenyatta was invited as the EAC peace...
The drama at the Peace and Security Council election may pale in comparison to what is expected during the upcoming AU Commission leadership vote.
Given the growing geopolitical interest in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia's membership will allow it to counter external influence while promoting its o...
Owinow, nominated by the Kenyan government, replaces Major General (Rtd) Charles Tai Gituai, who has held the role since August 2020.
The peace monitoring body confirmed Owinow’s appointment in a statement issued on Sunday, noting that he was nominated by the Government of Kenya and...
Sources privy to the closed-door deliberations during the joint EAC-SADC summit reveal that it was Rwandan President Paul Kagame who proposed the expa...
The summit acknowledged the complexities arising from the parallel peace initiatives and called for their consolidation into a single, jointly managed...
The proposal seeks to address ongoing coordination challenges between the two regional peace mechanisms - the AU-led Luanda Process, spearheaded by An...
Francois Moreillon, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Congo, told Reuters that a medicine warehouse had been looted.
