Departments
Political Affairs, Peace and Security (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
The Peace and Security Department (PSD) supports the Peace and Security Council (PSC) in the exer
The African Union Commission’s Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD), alternatively referred t
The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) is responsible for promoting, facilitating, coordinatin
HARDP seeks to provide continental direction to the achievement of durable solutions for addressi
Activities
At today’s urgent session of the AU Peace & Security Council, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission exp
The retreat provided an opportunity for H.E. Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, who assumed office as the AU Chairperson’s Special Envoy on 1 July 2025, to meet her team, engage AU leadership, and set the tone for a new era in advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 1289th meeting held on 24 July 2025, on C
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
September 21, 2025
WHEN: 25 September 2025
July 29, 2025 to July 30, 2025
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
June 21, 2025 to June 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"
June 09, 2025
Theme: “The Future of Peacekeeping”
May 06, 2025
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
January 15, 2021 to February 28, 2021
July 13, 2020
Media
Department Resources
July 27, 2025
Theme: Women's Role in Reparatory Justice and State Building in Africa
July 24, 2025
MANUAL ON MODALITIES FOR ENHANCING COORDINATION BETWEEN THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE AFRICAN MEMBERS OF TH
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.
December 19, 2024
July 29, 2025
July 27, 2025
Theme: Women's Role in Reparatory Justice and State Building in Africa
July 26, 2025
Theme: Youth-LEd Conversation on Reparations Justice and State Building in Africa
July 24, 2025
MANUAL ON MODALITIES FOR ENHANCING COORDINATION BETWEEN THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE AFRICAN MEMBERS OF TH