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PAPS

Political Affairs, Peace and Security
Department

Merged in 2021

Commissioner: Amb. Bankole Adeoye



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STG

Governance & Conflict Prevention
Directorate

Director: Ms. Patience Chiradza


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CMD

Conflict Management
Directorate

Director: Dr. Sarjoh Bah


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M55

"Mission 55 - Conflict in Anaka"
challenges the game players with different missions that they need to resolve by using tools provided by the Anaka Governance, Peace and Security Architecture.

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Mission 55

Climate
Security

For A Common African Position (CAP) on the nexus between climate change, peace & security

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AUEOM

Election observation
in Africa

Since the early 2000s

AUEOM

The AU contributes to electoral observation through the African Union Election Observation Missions (AUEOM)

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AU-PSC

AU Peace and Security Council

Since 2004

Head: Ms. Neema Chusi

Standing decision-making organ of the AU for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts

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Headlines

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Aug
21

AMBASSADORIAL MEETING (Virtual - 10:00 am) PSC – ACHPR Consultation

  • Friday 21 August 2026
Aug
24

AMBASSADORIAL MEETING (Virtual - 10:00 am) Coordination AUCTC-APRM-CISSA-AFRIPOL on CEWS: Validation of the Continental Threats Assessment and Risks Mapping Tool and APRM EWS

  • Monday 24 August 2026
Aug
25

EXPERTS MEETING (Virtual - 10:00 am) PSC Sub-Committee on Counter terrorism: Consideration of Guidelines on listing and delisting

  • Tuesday 25 August 2026




All meetings ...

Twitter Feed

PAPS in Action

  • All
  • PAPS Commissioner
  • GCPD
  • CMD
  • AU PSC
  • STG

PAPS

...Africa is now contending with unprecedented, persistent and emerging threats ... principal threats are: (1) Terrorism, Violent Extremism and Radicalisation; (2) Upsurge of Unconstitutional Changes of Government; and (3) Complex political transitions. Coupled with these threats, is the public health security challenge as well as climate induced insecurity ... CPAPS Page

Office of the CPAPS

H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye

... PSC is the standing decision-making body responsible for the maintenance of continental peace and security... PSC Page

Peace and Security Council Secretariat

PSCSecretariat@africa-union.org

.. PSOD plans, launches, sustains, monitors and liquidates all AU authorized operations; assists in directing and managing such operations... PSOD Page

Peace Support Operations

psod-management@africa-union.org

... MDD is designed to strengthen and institutionalize the AU's preventive diplomacy and mediation efforts ... MDD Page

Mediation and Dialogue

Femwise

... facilitate the anticipation and prevention of conflicts in Africa by providing timely advice to the AU decision-makers ... Page

Early Warning & Governance Monitoring

@EWGU AMM Daily News NewsHighlight I-RECKE

... Election observation missions play a fundamental role in contributing to better democratic governance of AU Member states. This is because they contribute effectively to reassuring stakeholders in electoral processes through their presence on the ground and also by carrying out, if necessary, mediation and preventive diplomacy missions in pre-electoral, electoral and post-electoral crisis situations ... Page

Democracy, Elections and Constitutionalism Division

AUOEM

...We will not Silence the Guns without Women ..., partnering with youth to promote peace and security ...
Women, Peace & Security
Youth for Peace (Y4P) Africa Programme
Protection of Children in Conflict Situations

Women, Youth and Children

... climate change is a ‘threat multiplier that we should collectively address. … We remain resolute to contributing to the Common African Position on climate change peace and security in close collaboration with relevant actors’... Page

Climate Change, Peace & Security

Unified African Response

... The success in silencing the guns depends on our collective ability to withdraw the illicit weapons from the possession of unauthorized individuals...

Silencing the Guns

@STGinAfrica Flagship Projects of Agenda 2063

...Towards Repositioning Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa... PCRD

Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development

@PCRD

PAPS Delivers

Followers

First go to place in the World to follow african peace and security issues

Democracy at Work

Elections Monitored

+ AU PSC Decisions

AU PAPS Repository

Number of mission personnel
deployed in 12 peace missions

Million USD

Amount disbursed by Peace Fund
as of September 2024

Femwise Network

+ km of borders are better defined

Africa's 7 Moonshots

  • PROSPEROUS
    Every AU MS attains at least
    middle income statut
  • INTEGRATED
    Africa is more Integrated
    Connected
  • CULTURED
    Africa Values are Explicit
    and Promoted
  • PEOPLE-DRIVEN
    Africa Citizens are more Empowered
    and more Productive
  • PARTNERSHIP
    Africa Strong and an Influential
    Global Player
  • DEMOCRATIC
    Public Institutions are more
    Responsive
  • PEACEFUL
    Africa Resolves Conflicts
    Amicaly

    • Resources

    Organs
    Assembly Documents of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government
    Commission Documents issued by the Commission
    Executive Council Documents issued by the Executive Council (Ministers / Authorities of the Union)
    Panel of the Wise Documents issued by the Panel of the Wise (Consultative body of the Union)
    Peace and Security Council Documents issued by the Peace and Security Council
    Legal Instruments
    African Union Constitutive act Constitutive act The Union Constitutive act...
    Pelindaba Treaty Pelindaba Treaty Pelindaba Treaty on Weapon-Free Zone in Africa
    PSC Protocol PSC Protocol Protocol relating to the establishment of the Peace and Security Council
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    5 Strategic Pillars

    Implementation of the new PAPS structure

    • a. Strategic new orientation, motivation, team leadership building and staff engagement.
    • b. AU institutional reform- related follow-up issues and the recruitment for the new PAPS structure with transparency and accountability.
    • c. PAPS early preparation and input for 2022 AU annual budget.
    • d. Rebranding the PAPS corporate image and publicity within the AU system
    • e. Reinvigoration of the work planning approach in PAPS and enhanced reporting methods.

    Re-energize AU early warning system, conflict prevention and mediation

    • a. Overhaul AU statutory operations on conflict preventive mechanisms towards mainstreaming governance into conflict prevention.
    • b. AU Member States-led &-driven concerted actions with REC/RMs and AUC technical backstopping.
    • c. Strengthen the linkages between early warning and early response/ action to reduce the high rate of vulnerabilities in Africa.
    • d. Improved cross-regional learning on best practices and resilience building against the triggers of conflicts i.e. election dispute, climate change, human rights violations, border dispute reliability.
    • e. Promote information gathering and effective intelligence sharing in close collaboration with CISSA.

    Integrated capacity for conflict management, especially countering terrorism/violent extremism

    • a. Instant operationalization of the African Standby Force (ASF) to resuscitate the AU Common African Defence & Security Policy.
    • b. Facilitate AU concrete capacity support for ongoing CTA/E and peace initiatives through AU- led ad hoc & multilateral coalitions.
    • c. Scale up the promotion of global support towards the sustainable financing of AU PSOs for capacity enhancement.
    • d. Conclusion of the M&E Framework for the AU Master Roadmap on Silencing the Guns for the new 2030 target date.
    • e. Renewed implementation of the African Charter on the Rights & Welfare of the Child from the perspective of CAAC.
    • f. Quarterly compilation & review of the Report on the State of Peace and Security in Africa and Activities of the PSC based on regional horizon scanning.
    • g. Mobilizing intensified support for Peace-building and PCRD in the AU system as top priority.

    Strenghtening democracy and good governance

    • a. Institutionalise the nexus between APSA and AGA.
    • b. Stronger home-centred advocacy for Human Rights and fundamental freedoms in AU Member States.
    • c. Rejig AU Election Observation and Monitoring processes in for greater impact in consolidating democracy and good governance in Africa.
    • d. PAPS adequate planning for coordinating statutory role on the African candidatures in the international system.

    Inclusive and smart partnerships for human security

    • a. Interconnectivity with all stakeholders and partners to promote good governance, peace and security including during the COVID-19 pandemic as an existential threat to public health security, safety in Africa.
    • b. Transformed partnership with Women & Youth in Governance, Peace and Security.
    • c. Smart partnership and cooperation with global governance, peace and security organizations/ bodies.




    Building an African

    Narrative Towards

    2063