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AU WEEKLY
PEACE AND SECURITY
AU WEEKLY…keeping you updated
24 Feb - 03 March , 2014
In this issue
• AU deadlocked on Sudan-South Sudan talks
• AU PSC engages CSOs to review Livingstone Formula
• Religious violence increase in Central African Republic
• EU President discusses Somalia, South Sudan, CAR
• African political parties offer to mediateinconflicts
• African Diaspora remittances better than foreign aid
On Sunday, March 2, the AU announced that the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan and South Sudan adjourned negotiations between the Government of Sudan (GoS) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) on the conflict in the “Two Areas” of Blue Nile and South Kordofan.
The adjournment was because of a deadlock between the parties over a proposal made by the Panel in line with previous directives of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and the United Nations Security Council.
The SPLM-N presented a fundamentally different proposal, which rendered an agreement unattainable. The Panel is of the view that as matters stand, it is impossible to bridge the chasm between the Parties and will therefore refer the matter back to its mandating principal, the AU Peace and Security Council, for further guidance.
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About 29 different CSOs converged in Maseru, Kingdom of Lesotho, between 21st and 23rd February, 2014 to engage with the AU Peace and Security Council. The meeting in Maseru under the PSC chair of the month of February—the Government of Lesotho—was to review the 2008 Livingstone Formula which encourages non-
governmental organizations, community based organizations and other civil society organizations to participate actively in the efforts aimed at promoting peace, security and stability in Africa. The Formula also provides a mechanism for the interaction between Civil Society Organisations and the PSC. The CSOs were given an
opportunity address the PSC during its opening session, were a review of the progress, challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Livingstone Formula was frankly done.
AU PSC engages CSOs to review Livingstone Formula
AU deadlocked on Sudan—South Sudan talks
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On Sunday, Rwandan peace keepers shot dead a member of a crowd that lynched two Muslims in the capital of the Central African Republic.
Over the weekend, at least nine people were killed as violence rages between the
EU President Barroso on Thursday, February 27, met with several African leaders in Nigeria during which they discussed the situation in Somalia, South Sudan, Sahel and Central African Republic. The role of the European Union in assisting in the
The Council of African Political Parties (CAPP) said on Thursday, February 27, that it hoped to become a leading mediator in a continent known for political conflict.
Speaking after a meeting
THE African Diaspora has grown to become such an important source of foreign exchange for Africa to the extent that the African Union (AU) has designated it as a sixth development “zone”.
majority Christian population and Muslims. Both sides are continuing to justify tit-for-tat killings between the two communities. The presence of 1,600 French soldiers and 5,000 African troops has failed to stop the violence,
stabilisation of conflict areas was praised by all Heads of State and Government.
Bilateral meetings were also held with the Ethiopian Prime-Minister, the President of Burkina Faso, the President of Chad, the President of
with African Union (A.U.) Commissioner for Political Affairs Aisha L. Abdullahi, CAPP Secretary-General Mafie Ali Mafie said the council planned to coordinate with the A.U. with a view to mediating
This article below addresses important questions such as: what exactly is the volume of this important source of income to Africa, how do we compare remittances from Africans in the Diaspora to
despite the confiscation and destruction of seized weapons.
Senegal and the President of Mauritania, the latter also in his capacity as current President of the African Union.
electoral conflicts in Africa. CAPP was founded in May of last year in Sudanese capital Khartoum by political parties representing 33 African countries.
development aid from non-Africans, and what steps can African governments take to sustain and enhance this most reliable African development agency that is the African Diaspora.
Religious violence increase in Central African Republic
EU President discusses Somalia, South Sudan, CAR
Africanpoliticalpartiesoffertomediateinconflicts
African Diaspora remittances better than foreign aid
Further reading: http://www.euronews.com
Further reading: http://allafrica.com
Further Reading: http://www.worldbulletin.net
Further reading: http://www.newzimbabwe.com
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ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND LIVELIHOODS
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AU WEEKLY
On Friday, February 28th, the Department of Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) organized a seminar to debate the successes and challenges and to revisit strategic questions around the future of the Africa-EU
partnership.
The seminar afforded an opportunity to participants to interrogate some of the key questions on the partnership, in all its complex nature, through open debate. Lack of political will, slow implementation, bureaucracy and lack of communication from both parties were identified as some of the impediments
to the sustainability of the partnership.
Among the speakers were US-based Professor and author, Jack Mangala, Zambian Professor on Human Rights Law, Michelo Hansungula; Ambassador John Shinkaiye: a Nigerian Diplomat and former Chief of Staff of the AU Commission. The 4th EU-Africa Summit will take place in Brussels on 2-3 April 2014.
Africa-EU relationship scrutinized at seminar
UPCOMING EVENTS
DATE EVENT VENUE DEPARTMENT CONTACT
March
Chair of the Peace and Security Council for the month of March
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Peace and Security
Embassy of Mozambique in Ethiopia
Bole KK, Kebele -05, H No 477
P.O. Box 5671
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: (+251) 116 63 38 11 / 12
Email:: [email protected]
March 5-7
Inter-Agency Meeting on Coordination and Harmonization of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Strategies
Brazaville,Congo Social Affairs
Dr. Djoudalbaye Benjamin
Department of Social Affairs
African Union Commission
P O Box 3243
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 115 52 63 73 Ext 2207
Email::[email protected] cc [email protected]
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March 19-21
10th CAADP Partnership Platform Meeting:
“Transforming Africa’s Agriculture for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods, through Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development”
Durban,
South Africa Rural Economy and Agriculture
Dr. Abebe Haile Gabriel
Director of Rural Economy and Agriculture
Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00
email: [email protected]
