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
Dear colleagues,
The newly elected African Union Commission Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and the Commissioners have assumed office
The African Union Commission (AUC), the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) secretariat, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the SADC Humanitarian Operations Centre (SHOC)
The 2025 Statutory Political Meeting of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) – African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) Platform hosted a High-Level Panel discussion on Sudan on the theme Sudan’s Costly war towards a peaceful resolution: the role of AU organs, RECs and RMs to improve coordinated intervention? on 11 February 2025.
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1256th Emergency Ministerial meeting held on 28 January 2025 on the Recent Developments in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC);
May 06, 2025
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
May 02, 2025 to May 22, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: [PUBLIC] 83rd Ordinary Session
April 07, 2025
The annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda seeks to continuously awaken greater awareness of the African peoples and the international community about the value of life and humanity, and to renew our collective commitment to protect and uphold fundamental human rights.
February 15, 2025
On the sidelines of the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, this high-level platform will focus on strengthening innovative partnerships to sustain and expand the Peace Fund.
February 14, 2025
The meeting will be chaired by H. E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and Chairperson of the AU PSC for February 2025.
February 14, 2025
The signing ceremony of the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation by Libyan stakeholders, as part of the African Union’s ongoing efforts to support the peace and reconciliation process in Libya.
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
January 15, 2021 to February 28, 2021
July 13, 2020
Media
Department Resources
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