Departments
Affaires politiques, paix et sécurité (PAPS)
Commissioner
Amb. Bankole Adeoye (Nigeria) was re-elected to head the Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) department. In March 2021, he became the first Commissioner to lead the amalgamated Political Affairs, Peace and Security portfolios, which had hitherto, been two separate departments. He previously served as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the AU and UNECA and Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti. He has also served as Chief of Staff for the African Union Development Agency (AUDA- NEPAD); Director of Corporate Services, and Coordinator, Partnerships & External Relations, as well as the Director in the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Structure
Le Département Paix et Sécurité (DSP) soutient le Conseil de paix et de sécurité (CPS) dans l'exe
The African Union Commission’s Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD), alternatively referred t
Le Département Affaires politiques est chargé de promouvoir, faciliter, coord
HARDP seeks to provide continental direction to the achievement of durable solutions for addressi
Activities
Under the auspices of H.E.
As 7 April 2026 marks the 32nd Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Kwibuka32), the African Union (AU), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia, solemnly observes the commemoration at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, under the theme “Remember – Unite – Renew”.
Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, S.E.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.
From 8th to 10th April 2026, the African Union will convene the Second Africa Urban Forum (AUF 2), which will be host
avril 07, 2026
Kwibuka 32, marking the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
novembre 17, 2025 to novembre 18, 2025
What: The African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador B
septembre 21, 2025
WHEN: 25 September 2025
juillet 29, 2025 to juillet 30, 2025
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
avril 13, 2023 to avril 22, 2023
janvier 15, 2021 to février 28, 2021
juillet 13, 2020
Media
Ressources
novembre 01, 2025
novembre 01, 2025
juillet 27, 2025
Theme: Women's Role in Reparatory Justice and State Building in Africa
juillet 24, 2025
MANUAL ON MODALITIES FOR ENHANCING COORDINATION BETWEEN THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE AFRICAN MEMBERS OF TH
septembre 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
juin 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
juin 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
novembre 15, 2025
novembre 01, 2025
novembre 01, 2025