Peace and Security Council Report No 88

In this edition, Pierre Buyoya talks about countering terrorism in Mali, and new dynamics in the AU Commission are explored.

Special Focus: 28th AU summit

Small and middle-sized states fill the main positions in the new AU Commission.

The PSC’s roadmap to silence the guns in Africa highlights a number of specific threats to peace.

Officials at the AU are calling for greater African solidarity, but unity should begin at home.

Many international actors are involved in peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau, yet political instability persists.

The AU’s Department of Political Affairs could play a leading role in keeping this year’s elections free and fair.

Former president Pierre Buyoya, AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel tells the PSC Report that new ideas should be found to fight the scourge of terrorism in northern Mali.