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Lessons and Implications of the Confirmation of Charges Against Kenya’s “Ocampo Four”
Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Pretoria Office
The ICC’s ruling on Kenya’s “Ocampo four” represents an important milestone that will shape the country’s political landscape and its history by advancing the need for justice as a prerequisite for dealing with impunity. The ruling also sets the stage for testing the emerging structures of the state.
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The AU’s Regional Initiative Against the LRA: Prospects and Implications
Sandra Adong Oder, Senior Researcher, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Division, ISS Pretoria
As the AU concludes its 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, questions are asked about a new regional initiative to deal with Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Is this merely a new hat on old efforts?
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AU Vote a Setback for South Africa
Jakkie Cilliers and Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Executive Director and Associate Editor, ISS Pretoria
South Africa’s failure to gain a two-thirds majority for its candidate for the position of chairperson of the African Union Commission is a blow to the country’s foreign policy. Despite its relative power and influence, South Africa should not take its African support base for granted and should not readily assume, at the G20 or elsewhere, that it speaks for the continent.
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Getting Rid of the Explosive Remnants of War
Gugu Dube, Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime, ISS Pretoria
South Africa is party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) and has actively participated in CCW deliberations in recent years. The National Assembly approved ratification of CCW Protocol V on 10 November 2010 and deposited the ratification instrument on 24 January 2012. The Protocol will enter into force for South Africa on 24 July 2012.Getting Rid of the Explosive Remnants of War.
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ISS
Paper 228: Inside View, Police Officials` Perceptions of Corruption and
Integrity Management at Three Gauteng SAPS Stations in 2009
This paper describes and compares three case studies conducted at
Gauteng police stations in 2009. It asks whether and how the Corruption
and Fraud Prevention Plan of the South African Police Service (SAPS) was
being implemented at these stations. It also
examines perceptions of police corruption, and the causal factors that
may influence the prevalence or control of corruption and integrity
violations. The paper then considers these findings within a framework
of organisational culture and considers how such a culture contributes
towards the prevention of corruption.
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Peace and Security Council Report No 31
The February issue of the PSC Report offers a review of the
AU Summit with brief reflections on the election for the position of the
Chairperson of the AU Commission.
Notwithstanding
that it received no attention during the summit, this issue covers the rising
terrorist attacks that Boko Haram has
continued to perpetrate in Nigeria in recent months.
While much of the focus has been on the rising tension between Sudan and
South Sudan, the analysis on South Sudan draws attention to the inter-communal
violence that recently devastated Jonglei. Apart from offering an in-depth
analysis into the conflict, this section highlights that inter-communal
conflict has come to present to Africa’s newest state one of the most serious
security challenges, involving risks of possible genocide or ethnic cleansing.
Although Côte d’Ivoire made significant progress in consolidating peace and
stability following the assumption of power by President Ouattara and the
establishment, on 1 June 2011, of the new Government, the country has yet to
address its various security challenges and the underlying divisions that
precipitated the crisis. The analysis on Côte d’Ivoire identifies the existing
and emerging issues the country has to overcome to sustain peace and stability.
The section on the AU report on AU-UN strategic partnership offered an
overview of the recent PSC and UNSC decisions and of the areas of convergence
and outstanding differences between the AU and UN.
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ISS and EIIPD Seminar Report, Addis Ababa: The Contribution of Ethiopian Peacekeeping Mission in Abyei
The seminar covered the successes
achieved, the challenges faced by the United Nations Interim Security Force
(UNISFA), the current tensions and contentions between South and North Sudan as
well as the political dynamics in North Sudan and the viability of the state of
South Sudan. With more than 70 participants, Ambassadors and representatives of
Peace and Security Council, Permanent Representatives Committee, the AU
Commission, Peace and Security Department, and the AU Border Programme were in
attendance.
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AU Information Brief 1: 18th AU Summit Elections at the African Union Commission
One of
the most talked about issues on the agenda of the 18th African Union
Summit that started on 23 January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is the election of
new commissioners of the AU – an event that is creating unprecedented interest.
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AU Information Brief 2: Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, AU Budget, New Building
The
chairmanship of the Union is a non-renewable one year term, rotating among the
five regions of African Union. The turn for 2012 is that of West Africa. For
the past few months the Gambia, Benin, and Guinea Bissau have been vying to
succeed Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the President of Equatorial Guinea. After much
diplomatic lobbying and campaigning, Boni Yayi, President of Benin, looked set
to take the chairmanship, though speculation is rife that Nigeria, West
Africa’s powerhouse might take the position to counter South Africa’s bid for
the chair of the Commission chair. This would have profound implications for
the AU and for the relations between South Africa and Nigeria – Africa’s two
powerhouses.
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