Ahead of the AU summit: latest peace and security issues
What key peace and security issues are likely to dominate the agenda of the upcoming AU summit?
Date: 2015-01-21
Time: 09:00 to 12:30
Venue: Conference room
, ISS Addis Ababa
, Get House Building
, Africa Avenue
, Meskel Square
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Several key peace and security issues are likely to draw the attention of Africa’s leaders at the upcoming AU summit on 30-31 January in Addis Ababa: the destructive civil war and catastrophic humanitarian disaster in South Sudan, the latest Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria and the growing threat of terror on the continent, the economic and security implications of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the deteriorating security situation in Libya.
The violence in the Central African Republic and situations in Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and Mali are also anticipated to feature. There are also growing concerns that several of the elections taking place this year could trigger violence. Eighteen African countries are scheduled to hold elections in 2015 and a number of these are affected by conflict. In several cases, elections are expected to be held in a politically volatile environment.
The report on alternative source of financing for the AU and the election of the next chairperson of the AU Assembly – expected to be from Southern Africa – will also be issues worth watching during the summit.
This seminar presents an opportunity for representatives of AU member states, regional and international organisations, the diplomatic community and civil society to consider the major policy issues likely to be discussed at the 24th AU summit.
Chair: Dr Solomon Ayele Dersso, Head, PSC Report, ISS Addis Ababa Office
Speakers:
- Michelle Ndiaye Ntab, Director, Africa Peace and Security Programme – APSP/ Tana Forum Head of Secretariat, African Union / Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) (TBC)
- Dr Abdel-Fatau Musha, Deputy Head of Office & Director of Political Affairs, United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)
- Dr Khabele Matlosa, Director, Political Affairs, AU Commission
