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
PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
1289TH MEETING
24 JULY 2025
ADDIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA
The African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb. Bankole Adeoye, on behalf of H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the Commission officially launched the African Union Fellowship Programme on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation on 15 July 2025.
On the occasion of the 2025 African Anti-Corruption Day, H.E.
The Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) Department of the African Union (AU) Commission conducted a technica
As Africa works to strengthen peace and stability in an evolving landscape, it is also advancing a dynamic agenda of development priorities.
Dear colleagues,
juillet 29, 2025 to juillet 30, 2025
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
juin 21, 2025 to juin 23, 2025
10th African Public Service Day THEME: “Enhancing the Agility and Resilience of Public Institutions to Achieve Equitable Governance and Rapidly Address Historical Service Delivery Gaps"
juin 09, 2025
Theme: “The Future of Peacekeeping”
mai 06, 2025
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
mai 02, 2025 to mai 22, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: [PUBLIC] 83rd Ordinary Session
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
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
juillet 10, 2024
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.
décembre 19, 2024
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
juillet 10, 2024