Why has Al-Shabaab endured despite years of international intervention? New Publication explores how the #AU mandate in #Somalia shapes peace support efforts, insurgency dynamics, and political outcomes. A call for stronger Somali-led security solutions. Read more

This morning, the Security Council will discuss United Nations Peace Operations. Martha Ama A. Pobee will brief on behalf of Rosemary A. DiCarlo, alongside Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Follow live from 10 AM EDT UN Web TV: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k…

The experience from these ad hoc governance and peace and security mechanisms offers useful insights into how to reassert the leadership role of the AU and reposition the APSA for a changing global and continental governance and peace and security context amaniafrica-et.org/assessment-of-…

Lake Chad Basin’s military bases in ISWAP’s crosshairs defenceweb.co.za/african-news/l…

Are African countries aware of their own mineral wealth? Ghana and Rwanda offer two very different answers theconversation.com/are-african-co…

At #UNSC today, I called for a return to the peace process in #SouthSudan through inclusive dialogue and a roadmap for the end of the transition in 2027, as fighting continues, the humanitarian situation keeps deteriorating, and the region is perilously unstable. UN Peacekeeping

Multilateralism in the red – Foreign and security policy ips-journal.eu/topics/foreign…

🔴 LIVE NOW | Seminar on the State of Peace in Africa! Join the Training For Peace partners NUPI, ACCORD & ISS as they unpack the AU’s evolving role in tackling peace & security challenges across the continent. #TfP30PeaceInAction 📽️Watch➡️youtube.com/watch?v=INSIRX…

African countries among top sexual violence offenders – UN report defenceweb.co.za/security/human…

African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics defenceweb.co.za/security/human…

Diplomacy without deterrence won’t bring peace in eastern DRC issafrica.org/iss-today/dipl…

UN Peace Operations: Open Debate : What's In Blue : Security Council Report securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/20…

UNSC Resolution 2719 is a landmark in UN–AU cooperation. Joint modalities for planning, mission support, financing & compliance frameworks have been developed towards its operationalization. #UNSC #Resolution2719 UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs UN Peacekeeping, African Union African Union Mission to the UN UN Office to the African Union - UNOAU

Civilian deaths rise in South Sudan conflict defenceweb.co.za/security/human…

Uganda’s dual role as a COIN partner and economic actor raises concerns. Reports claim that Operation Shujaa protects Uganda’s financial interests in eastern DRC. The UN Group of Experts says Uganda doubled its presence since the M23 incursion issafrica.org/iss-today/focu…

Grateful for the opportunity to engage in strategic discussions on AU and UN partnership in peace and security with our Special Representatives and Envoys deployed in Africa at their Joint Retreat in Aswan, Egypt. African Union African Union Mission to the UN UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs @UNpeacekeeping UN Office to the African Union - UNOAU

💫📙 We are counting down to the official release of our new policy brief on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda! Watch this space! Dr Andrew E. Poku-Yaw Tchie Mariana Llorens Zabala Cedric de Coning NUPI Norway MFA

UN peacekeeping missions face cuts in the face of a funding crisis defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomac…