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Togo and Rwanda have been accorded recognition by the African Union for the outstanding commitment to report on issues on democracy and governance in their countries.
The joint efforts and collaboration of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), the African Union (AU) Commission, and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) of Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have led to the degrading of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the MNJTF areas of responsibility.
Urbanization on the African continent represents a megatrend. By 2050, the percentage of people living in urban areas is predicted to rise from 47% in 2000 to around 60%. With an average annual urban growth rate of 3.5% in the last 20 years,
A Stakeholders’ Seminar focused on translating commitments into actions to advance democratic governance, peace and s
The newly appointed African Union (AU) Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Other Mass Atrocities paid a two-day inception working visit to the AU Headquarters from 13 -14 June 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
July 20, 2024
WHAT: The African Union Peace Fund High-Level Event on innovative
June 05, 2024
The STCDSS meeting will be preceded by the 19th Ordinary Session of the African Chiefs of Defense Staff and Heads of Safety and Security Services (ACDS/HSS) on 4 June 2024, and the Preparatory Meeting of Experts for the 16th Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Defense, Safety and Security on 3 June 2024, respectively.
May 25, 2024
WHAT: The African Union Peace and Security Council will hold a 20t
April 29, 2024
The members of the African Union High-Level Panel on Sudan (HLP-Sudan) will brief media representatives in Addis Ababa on the Panel’s activities and plans, including the outcomes of their recent shuttle diplomacy missions to East African countries, namely; South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, from 23 to 28 April 2024.
The Africa Urban Forum is a continental platform that promotes sustainable development in African human settlements.
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
January 15, 2021 to February 28, 2021
July 13, 2020
Media
Department Resources
July 07, 2022
December 18, 2021
La Revue Africaine sur le Terrorisme est publiée par le Centre Africain d’Études et de Recherche sur le Terrorisme (CAERT), Alger, Algéri
December 18, 2021
The African Journal on Terrorism is published by the The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT), Algiers, Algeria
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
October 09, 2023
April 20, 2023