Independent 🇪🇹 based pan-African policy research, training & consulting think tank with expertise on
@_AfricanUnion
& premier source of analysis on AU
#PSC
.
Amani Africa marked its five-year journey since the launch of its flagship work Insights on the PSC. Below is a short video of our journey as captured in some pictures and testimonies highlighting some of our milestones.
We are grateful to all of you and the friends and partners
Today in a shortwhile our Programs Director
@africa_amani
@bitaniat
will on this
#AfricaDay
brief the Security Council on financing of AU PSOs via UN assessed contributions.
Finally, we have inaugural edition of the African Union Peace & Security Council Handbook, first & most authoritative independent reference on PSC & its work.
@africa_amani
thrilled for yet another achievement in documenting, producing knowledge on & supporting work of the PSC.
Breaking News: after long session at its 1042nd meeting and protracted negotiations the PSC decided to suspend
#Sudan
from participation in the
@_AfricanUnion
!
Earlier today, we
@africa_amani
organized an occasion in honor of
@bitaniat
. As we wish her greater success in her new role, we are happy that she always remains part of the Amani Africa family that we cherish & Amani's future work & growth.
NEWS on incoming Chairperson of the AU 👉🏽 As the pace of
@_AfricanUnion
summit picks speed, one of the unknowns long awaited matter since the 36th AU Summit in February 2023 was the country that will take the role of the annually rotating Chairperson of the AU. For two
Such a privilege for
@africa_amani
Founding Director to meet with President Mbeki & discuss, among others, Amani Africa & it’s work. We are grateful for his invaluable contributions & for being a source of inspiration for us & many across & beyond Africa.
@TMFoundation_
BREAKING: tomorrow the
@_AfricanUnion
Peace & Security Council to hold a session for a 'Briefing on the AU led peace process for Ethiopia.' Amani Africa will shortly publish an edition of its 'Insights on the PSC' on the briefing session.
Happening Now: The
@africa_amani
Training Workshop on the
#AfricanUnion
has begun! 🌍✨
We are excited to collaborate with our partner,
@OpenSociety
in implementing the workshop. The workshop kicked off with opening remarks from Amani Africa’s founding Director,
@SolomonADersso
,
For more details on the evolutio of the issue of
#financing
of AU
#PSOs
as part of the global security architecture and where the current policy discussion stands, read our special research report from the link below
NEW: Our latest special report - ‘Seizing the New Momentum for UNSC Resolution on UN funding of AU Peace Operations’ presents current developments, key policy issues & prospects of collective action for the maintenance of int'l peace & security 👉🏿
NEW: expanding our policy research work on the
@_AfricanUnion
PSC, we are pleased to announce launch of a new publication meant to both popularize & promote implementation of PSC decisions 👉🏾 Monthly Digest on the AUPSC – January, 2021 – Amani
What are the various specialized bodies of the AU? Where are they based? Check this map below to find about the
@_AfricanUnion
beyond the AU Commission and the policy making bodies. 👇🏾
🗓️SAVE THE DATE: Amani Africa will be convening a seminar to launch its report on "Mapping of African Union Decision Making Actors and Processes" on 28 April 2022.
Venue: Hyatt Regency/zoom.
Further details of the event will be shared in the coming days.
Program Director of Amani Africa Hallelujah Lulie (
@halelule
) made a briefing on geopolitics of the Horn for African & European defence attachés participating in a course by the Geneva Center for Security Policy
@TheGCSP
, taking place at Ethiopian Peace Support Training Center.
Amani Africa Program Director
@halelule
was on
@BBCFOCUSONAFRI1
discussing the relevance of the meeting between
@PMEthiopia
and opposition leaders on the 2020 elections & the broader political reforms in
#Ethiopia
.
HOT FROM THE PRESS 👉🏾 2022 election of 15 members of the PSC providing details about the new members of the PSC, how they got to be elected & how this could affect PSC dynamics.
📢EVENT: Together with Namibia, we have the pleasure of organizing a joint high-level event on the sidelines of the 36th session of the AU Assembly on 'Africa & reform of multilateralism'
Date🗓️17 Feb 2023 Time⏰08:00AM EAT
👉🏿
Attendance by invitation only
Earlier today we had the pleasure of welcoming H.E. Amb
@willynyamitwe
PR of
@BurundinAddis
to
@_AfricanUnion
& incoming Chairperson of Peace & Security Council for a working session on PSC’s Program of Work for April & how
@africa_amani
accompanies Burundi during April. 🙏🏾
📢NEW: Ten of the 15 seats of
@_AfricanUnion
's top peace & security decision-making body,
#PSCElections
are up for grabs during the election to be held during
#AUSummit
. In this policy brief, we break down the process, the candidates & the issues at play👉🏽
Earlier today we welcomed one of our partners
@SusanStigant
Director of Africa Programs of
@USIP
to discuss next steps on our joint work following this week's meeting and research report. Looking forward to more productive collaboration.
DID YOU KNOW who ratified the Protocol to the Constitutive Act on the Establishment of the
#PSC
? Last week the
#DRC
deposited the instrument of ratification for the Protocol, making it the 53rd
@_AfricanUnion
member to be State party to the PSC Protocol, see our infograph👇🏾
NEW: Amani Africa Dispatch titled 'African Union's Membership in the G20: enormous boost for the legitimacy of the Global Body' explores the expected membership of the G20 in the meeting of the leaders of the group commencing in India tomorrow. The Dispatch shines light on why
Our Director
@SolomonADersso
visited
@SCRtweets
for rich exchanges on the work of our respective institutions. The discussion with SCR Executive Director
@LandgrenKarin
along with COO
@skandiah
& Deputy Managing Editor
@dgerima
was useful, including on planning collaboration.
📢EVENT: Today we convene the joint Namibia and Amani Africa high-level panel on 'Africa & reform of multilateral system'
Date: 🗓️17-18July 2023 eb 2023
Venue: Avani, Windhoek, Namibia
As a follow up to 🇳🇦 &
@africa_amani
joint high-level panel in February 2023👆🏾, a team of
@africa_amani
met with Namibia's Minister of International Relations & Cooperation, who champions the panel, on follow up meeting of high-level panel being held in Windhoek on 17-18 July.
Earlier today we were received by H.E. Mohamed Idriss
@AmbMedIdriss
of
#Djibouti
to discuss his monthly program as incoming Chairperson of
@_AfricanUnion
Peace & Security Council for September and areas of collaboration. We wish him a productive month.
This afternoon we welcomed to our office Dr. Fonteh Akum
@FontehAkumthe
newly appointed
@issafrica
Executive Director and Dr. Roba D. Sharamo
@Drsharamo
ISS Regional Director to discuss areas of collaboration, strategic engagements and partnership.
The session on AU decision making actors and process is underway. Panelists speaking on the AU system, AU & RECs interaction, role of international partnership in decision making
#Amaniafricatraining
Amani Africa was part of the organising team of 'Political Reform in
#Ethiopia
’, conference held @ the UN ECA from 24-25 November 2018. Opened by the
@PMEthiopia
,the event discussed state building, transitional justice & reconciliation, democratisation ,nationalism & the media.
NEW: In view of the extraordinary AU summit on 28 May, our new report outlines a new approach to the threat of terrorism in Africa in response to what
@_AfricanUnion
Commission Chairperson
@AUC_MoussaFaki
called a ‘real new approach’ during 35 AU Summit👉🏾
Israel's Ambassador to
#Ethiopia
Raphael Morav & members of the Center for Policy Research in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
#Israel
visited the office of
@africa_amani
to discuss political & security developments in the Horn, & the African Union.
@IsraelinET
@halelule
Join Amani and our peer institutions
@issafrica
@IPSS_Addis
members of the
#NETT4PEACE
and members of the
@AUC_PAPS
to discuss some of the challenges and responses of the AU in a public seminar ahead of the
@_AfricanUnion
Summit. Join us next Wednesday 7 February in person or
📢 Join us tomorrow for our high-level policy forum, organised jointly with
@AmbAddis
&
@SwissAddisAbaba
, to discuss the potentials & possibilities for African multilateral foreign policy.
🗓️: 11 October
⏰: 14:30hrs EAT
📍: Hyatt Regency
More details:
Here is a sneak peek of a new research project we are working on as part of
@africa_amani
’s work in deepening wider understanding of the
@_AfricanUnion
.
#HAPPENINGNOW
:
@africa_amani
's CSO engagement consultation organised within the framework of our partnership with
@OpenSociety
kicks off on the margins of the 36th Ordinary AU Summit.
NEW - Hot from the press, we are happy to present our latest special research report ‘Making Africa’s Voice Matter in the UN Security Council’ which has just been launched in the just concluded Amani Forum
EVENT: Launch of 2021 edition of ‘AU PSC Handbook: Guide on Council’s Procedure, Practice & Traditions’ with Foreword by Amb
@Bankole_Adeoye
& Introduction by
@Fifistep
Date: 30 August 2021
Speakers: AU Commissioner for
@AUC_PAPS
& PSC Chair for August
Moderator:
@NeemaChusi
NEW: We are delighted to make our pioneer publication on the
@_AfricanUnion
PSC publicly available 👉🏾 The African Union Peace and Security Council Handbook – 2021 – Amani Africa
Late this past week,
@UN
Secretary-General
@antonioguterres
launched his 'New Agenda for Peace'. Our policy brief, produced early in June, looks at how the 'New Agenda for Peace' could articulate proposals that make multilateral peace and security diplomacy fit for both the post
The launch of
@africa_amani
's Handbook on the Peace and Security Council has started.
@AmbMedIdriss
is currently presenting at the session moderated by
@NeemaChusi
Ag. Head of the
#PSC
Secretariat.
HAPPENING NOW: Our Director
@SolomonADersso
is delivering a presentation at the joint
@issafrica
,
@IPSS_Addis
and
@africa_amani
convening at the AU Pre-Summit Seminar "Between Challenges and Responses: How is the AU fairing?" at Hyatt Regency, Addis Ababa.
Yesterday we welcomed to
@africa_amani
H.E. Amb
@Jainabajagne
of
#Gambia
incoming Chairperson of
@_AfricanUnion
Peace & Security Council
#PSC
for August ‘22 to discuss PSC program of work for the month & areas of collaboration. Looking forward to the follow up & best wishes. 🙏🏾
Amani Africa jointly with the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the AU
@KenyaEmbAddis
has organised a high level event on a timely topic. Check our website for further info . You may also attend the event virtually, register here ➡️
NEW: A high-level joint event
@africa_amani
jointly with
@EgyInAddis
&
@AUC_PAPS
is convening a high-level event on 'Mandating and transition of peace support operations in Africa: Lessons from recent experiences'
🗓️Date: 26 July 2022
⏰Time: 10:00am EAT
📍Venue: AU Commission
As the session concludes here are some key highlights from the convening:
👉🏿The AU at the G20 - The AU Summit solidified its representation at the G20 and adopted foundational pillars that will guide the AU on its engagement in the G20 for the next three years.
👉🏿Recommendation
Making the Coup in Niger the Last Coup?
Join the discussion, in person or online, on August 22 as our distinguished panel of high-level Ambassadors and experts explore where we go from Niger on the anti-coup norms in Africa and how regional powers such as ECOWAS & AU are
Our Director held productive meeting with incoming Chairperson of the
@_AfricanUnion
Peace & Security Council (PSC) H.E. Amb Churchill
@ewumbue_monono
on preparations for the month of May & areas of collaboration in supporting the program of work of the PSC for the month of May.
We had the pleasure of welcoming to Amani Africa, Steven Gruzd, Gustavo de Carvalho & Luanda Mpungose from the South African Institute of International Affairs
@SAIIA_info
. We exchanged views on current developments in the AU and on areas of partnership.
NEWS:
@UN
Chief
@antonioguterres
arriving in Addis for the AU-UN leadership meeting. During the meeting Guterres & his counter part
@_AfricanUnion
Commission Chief
@AUC_MoussaFaki
are expected to review the partnership between the two organisations.
🌍 Happening Now: The Joint High-Level Event organized by
@africa_amani
and
@DjibinAddis
is taking place at the Radisson Blu Hotel. 📚✨ We are thrilled to launch the annual
#AUPSC
Handbook and host a reflection session on
#WPS
.
🗣️The event begun with the opening remark of
📌📌📌📢 Hot off the press 👉🏽 'Beyond Subsidiarity' our Special Research Report providing the most comprehensive analysis on the relationship between AU & RECs/RMs on peace & security in Africa. For further details, read the report here
NEW: on Thursday 28 April make a date with us at 2pm. You are assured that our distinguished policy experts and practitioners will share with you their rich insights on Mapping of
@_AfricanUnion
Decision-making actors and processes - key for understanding how AU works.
The election for the 15 members of the
@_AfricanUnion
#PSC
was held yesterday, 3rd February at the meeting of the 40th ordinary session of the Executive Council. Our latest Policy Brief has more info on the conduct and outcome of the elections:
Today, we welcomed
@ma3lim_h
for a great conversation on our common passion, Africa & it’s peace and security and matters African Union. As a great friend of
@africa_amani
, it was also an occasion to wish her the very best in the next chapter of her career as she departs the AU.
Incoming Chairperson of the
#PSC
is
@ZimAddisAbaba
. Earlier today we held productive meeting with Amb Sohpia Nyamudeza,🇿🇼's PR to
@_AfricanUnion
on program of work for May & our recent engagement at UNSC. Looking forward to follow up on areas identified for working together.🤝🏾
Earlier today we had the pleasure of welcoming to our office
@ikakoma1
,
@ifrc
Permanent Rep to the
@_AfricanUnion
& international orgs. Useful exchanges on common areas of interest & plans for working together in 2023. Looking forward to our follow up! 🤝🏾
Program Director of Amani Africa
@halelule
had a productive meeting with the monthly chair of the
@_AfricanUnion
Peace & Security Council, Ambassador of
#Djibouti
@ilian1234
. The two discussed the PSC, the AU Reforms, the geo-politics of the Horn & areas of collaboration.
News on Sudan: During yesterday's media briefing
@UN_Spokesperson
📌announced that
@antonioguterres
appointed
@Lamamra_dz
(former FM of Algeria, AU Commissioner for Peace & Security & member of the AUHIP) as his Special Envoy to
#Sudan
📌confirmed that UN Secretary-General
Yesterday we welcomed to our office H.E. Amb
@AmbMedIdriss
long time member of the AU PSC & a very good friend of Amani Africa. It was an occasion to welcome him back to Addis and wish him success in his new assignment. We also expressed our appreciation for his friendship.
BREAKING: Wise decision and leadership from
@_AfricanUnion
on the issue of accreditation of Israel 👉🏾 an ad hoc committee of Algeria, Cameroon, DRC, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa.
Speaking to one of the key issues often lost in discussing peacekeeping during a conversation in the Pan Africanist, El-Ghassim Wane reminded us that 'Fundamentally peacekeeping is a political operation.'
Earlier today as part of our regular engagement with monthly chairperson of PSC, we were received by incoming Chairperson of
#PSC
H.E. Amb Jean Kamau’s at her residence to discuss on PSC March program of work & aspects of which for collaboration. Dynamic month to look forward to!
We welcomed to our office Mr. Michael Nordenberg, Desk Officer at Africa Department of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Mr. Stefan Roos Isaksson, Deputy Head of
@SweinEthiopia
to discuss developments in peace & security & AU's partnership with other multilateral bodies
📢 Our High-Level Policy Forum has started.
🌍 Join us for a discussion on “Towards a Multilateral African Foreign Policy”, organized in partnership with
@SwissAddisAbaba
and
@AmbAddis
.
👥 Join the discussion online and make sure to submit your questions in the chat.
🔗 Register
A team of
@africa_amani
was received at the Embassy of Uganda and held a fruitful discussion with H.E. Amb
@Rotengo2
the Stand-in Chairperson of the PSC for this month. We thank Ambassador
@Rotengo2
& Mr Michael for the discussion on PSC's work for this month.
HAPPENING NOW:
@africa_amani
&
@UNOAU_
's joint event - 'Towards a Renewed AU-UN Partnership: Financing of AU-Led Peace Support Operations' commences with
@parfait_onanga
's remarks on the April 2023 UNSG's Report covering considerations on financing
#AUPSOs
mandated by
#UNSC
.
NEW: expanding our policy research work on the
@_AfricanUnion
, we are pleased to announce launch of Ideas Indaba, a platform for publication of opinion editorials & commentaries on current news & for workshopping & debating ideas on matters of interest for Africa & the AU.
Earlier today we met with H.E Amb. Tesfaye Yilma
@tesfayeYilma8
Permanent Rep. of Ethiopia to the AU &
#PSC
Chair for the month of November. We discussed the monthly program of work, agenda items including
#Horn
of Africa &
#Libya
and areas of collaboration during the month.
One of the most memorable moments from our high-level panel of experts meeting on Africa and the reform of the multilateral system earlier this week in Windhoek, Namibia.
Today marks the one year anniversary of the official launch of our flagship project ‘Insights on the PSC’. As we reflect on our journey and this milestone, we are also looking forward to the opportunities ahead in strengthening our work on the
#AUPSC
@_AfricanUnion
@AU_PSD
The
@africa_amani
seminar on PSC reform examined the first reform initiative to visit the PSC since its inauguration in 2004. The reform agenda entails important substantive changes in how the PSC organizes its work & delivers on its mandate.
@AU_PSD
Today
@africa_amani
convened a consultation b/n Addis based institutions & Mr.Barney Afako, member of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan and Ms. Christine Alai Transitional Justice Advisor. The exchange focused on the transition in
#SouthSudan
& AU's engagement.
Amani Africa has organised a hybrid High-Level Event on "Mapping of AU Decision Making Actors and Processes".
🗓️Date: 28 April 2022
⏰Time: 14:00 to 17:00 EAT
📍Venue: Hyatt Regency/Zoom
Register here:
For more info:
Today, a team of
@africa_amani
was received at the Embassy of Uganda by H.E.
@Rotengo2
in the context of our engagement of the incoming Chairperson of the
@_AfricanUnion
Peace & Security Council. We had rich exchanges on the program of work of the PSC & plan to work together.
📢Happening Now: The final convening of the joint Namibia-Amani Africa High-Level Panel on Africa and the reform of the multilateral system commenced with the opening remark. Our Founding Director Dr. Solomon Dersso
@SolomonADersso
in his opening remark expressed his gratitude to
Earlier today
@SolomonADersso
delivered the concluding remark on today's COP28 Climate Dialogue jointly hosted by the Embassy of the UAE host of COP28,
@Denmark_Addis
&
@_AfricanUnion
under the theme 'Elevating the Role of Youth in Climate Negotiations'. His remark involved
The high level event has started with the opening remarks by
@AmbAddis
and a statement delivered by
@NgogaFred
on behalf of Commissioner Bankole Adeoye
@AUC_PAPS
.
NEW: On 16 September
@africa_amani
to launch inaugural edition of the PSC Handbook in an event to be held with support of
@AmbMedIdriss
PSC Chairperson & with participation of PSC members, other
@_AfricanUnion
member states & institutional partners
It was an honor to welcome to Amani Africa Ambassador
@BSangqu
, Former South African Ambassador & Chief Advisor & Chief of Staff of former AUC Chairperson
@DlaminiZuma
& to exchnage on the state of multilateralism in Africa, peace & security & our work. Kealeboga Amb Baso!
Our director
@SolomonADersso
met
@LettieLongwe
Interim Director of
@TanaForum
at
@IPSS_Addis
for exchanging notes & discussing joint activities. We appreciate working with Lettie & the Forum & the vision our institutions share for contributing for peace via research & dialogue.
📢Happening Now:
@africa_amani
’s seminar on “The Summit of the Future and Options for UN Security Council Reform” at Hayat Regency. Our Founding Director
@SolomonADersso
opened the session by outlining the questions that needs to be addressed in quest for the reform of the
#UNSC
.