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African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention)
(African Union Commission, 2012-05-17)African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention) Adopted by Twenty-Third Ordinary Session of the Assembly, Held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 27 June 2014 -
From Barriers to Bridges: Collection of Official Texts on African Borders from 1963 to 2012
(African Union Border Programme (AUBP), Peace and Security Department, 2013-05)Developed for readers and practitioners by the African Union Border Programme, this Volume gathers in Section I all the founding instruments and legal frameworks pertaining to international boundary issues on the African ... -
Installation of a Cross-Border Basic Service Infrastructure: The User’s Guide
(African Union Border Programme (AUBP), Peace and Security Department, 2013-05)This book, entitled Installation of a Cross-Border Basic Service Infrastructure: The User’s Guide, presents a successful experience of cross-border cooperation arising from a local initiative in the healthcare sector in ... -
Delimitation and Demarcation of Boundaries in Africa: General Issues and Case Studies
(African Union Border Programme (AUBP), Peace and Security Department, 2014-08)The delimitation and demarcation initiative meets three imperative needs: The first is geopolitical, concerning the peace, security and stability that derive from conflict prevention. The Programme does not aim for a new ... -
Delimitation and Demarcation of Boundaries in Africa: The User’s Guide
(African Union Border Programme (AUBP), Peace and Security Department, 2014-08)Almost all of today’s political map of Africa was drawn in the 19th and early 20th centuries at negotiation tables in various European capitals. As is well known, this endeavour proved only partially successful: even though ... -
Creation and Operation of Boundary Commissions in Africa: The User’s Guide
(African Union Border Programme (AUBP), Peace and Security Department, 2014-08)Every boundary across Africa – indeed across the world – is unique, with its own distinct history, definition, and human and physical geographical contexts. The aim of this handbook is not to proscribe strict regulations ... -
Thank You MISCA
(Peace and Security Department, 2014-09)The African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA, French acronym for Mission internationale de soutien à la Centrafrique sous conduite africaine) is an African Union peacekeeping mission ... -
The Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD)
(Peace and Security Department, 2016)The African Union Commission’s Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD), alternatively referred to as the African Standby Force Continental Planning Element, was set up pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 of the ... -
AU-DDR Newsletter
(Defense and Security Division (DSD), Peace and Security Department, 2016-06)In this issue you will find mention of other peace and security initiatives that are intrinsically intertwined with the implementation of DDR activities. We see the role that DDR plays in galvanizing efforts in PSO’s like ... -
African Border Dispute Settlement: The User’s Guide
(African Union Border Programme (AUBP), Peace and Security Department, 2016-07)Borders, which constitute a core security interest of the State, determine the extent of the geographical area under the exclusive jurisdiction of a State. The absence of clearly defined territorial control and the ill ... -
Peace Mediator
(Peace and Security Department, 2016-09)The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Department (PSD), the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), and the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) have been implementing a joint project titled ... -
Handbook for Reporters on Women, Peace and Security: Practicing Gender-Responsive Reporting in Conflict Affected Countries in Africa
(African Union CommissionUN Women, 2017)The handbook aims to promote gender responsive reporting that accurately portrays women’s lives in conflict and post-conflict contexts—highlighting the whole range of their roles and strengths as well as the impact of ... -
AU-DDR Newsletter
(Defense and Security Division (DSD), Peace and Security Department, 2017-06)The focus in Phase II was determined following a review of Phase I and the identification of lessons learnt. In this regard, key priority areas of engagement have been identified and these include: (i) Providing operational ... -
African Women Mediators and Election Observers: Building Peace, Securing Women
(Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Addis Ababa, 2017-06)This booklet on “African Women Mediators and Election Observers” is published by the OSE with the aim to facilitate access to a pool of African women with the knowledge, skills and readiness to engage in mediation and ... -
African Union Border Programme: Border Day 2018
(Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division, Peace and Security Department, 2018)The Commemoration of African Border Day was decided by the African Ministers in charge of Border Issues in 2010. The aim of African Border day is to sensitize all relevant stakeholders about the role and the importance of ... -
Continental Structural Conflict Prevention Framework
(Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division, Peace and Security Department, 2018)The AU’s Continental Structural Conflict Prevention Framework (CSCPF) has been developed to facilitate a Commission-wide coordinated approach to structural conflict prevention. It seeks to identify and address structural ... -
Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division of the AU Peace and Security Department
(Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division, Peace and Security Department, 2018-02)The Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division focuses on the anticipation and prevention of violent conflicts in Africa. -
Results-Based Framework for PCRD Activities
(Crisis Management and Post Conflict Reconstruction Division (CMPCRD), Peace and Security Department, 2018-02-13)The Results-Based Framework (RBF) is a tool for the planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) activities of the African Union (AU). Developed by the ... -
African Union’s Quick Impact Project Implementation: Lessons Learned From Somalia
(Crisis Management and Post Conflict Reconstruction Division (CMPCRD), Peace and Security Department, 2018-10)An important element of the African Union’s (AU) activities is its ability to deliver tangible peace dividends to address immediate needs of populations affected by conflicts. The AU usually does this through implementation ... -
Guidelines Note for the Implementation of The African Union Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development Policy
(Crisis Management and Post Conflict Reconstruction Division (CMPCRD), Peace and Security Department, 2018-10)The African Union (AU) Guidelines Note for the implementation of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Policy has been developed within the Commission’s framework on peace and security, which includes the ...