Peace & Security Council Report

This report from the Institute for Security Studies evaluates the functionality of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) subcommittees, examines the transition to constitutional order in Guinea, analyzes the decline of international humanitarian aid to Africa, and proposes strategies for enhancing continental maritime security, specifically through the Combined Maritime Task Force for the Gulf of Guinea.

• The AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) utilizes five subcommittees, but only the Military Staff Committee (MSC) and the Committee of Experts (CoE) are consistently active. The Sanctions Committee, Counter-terrorism Committee, and Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Committee are described as largely inactive or minimally active, often due to a lack of political momentum, funding, or clear terms of reference.
• Guinea is undergoing a transition to restore constitutional order following a 2021 military coup, with a presidential election scheduled for 28 December 2025. However, the process is marked by concerns over a lack of inclusivity, the ban on political demonstrations since May 2022, and the debated candidacy of General Mamadi Doumbouya, which would violate AU and ECOWAS normative frameworks.
• Africa faces a severe humanitarian crisis with 44 million displaced persons, while international aid is plummeting due to shifting domestic priorities in donor countries. Notable reductions include a 40% cut in development assistance from the United Kingdom and an executive order by US President Donald Trump imposing a 'near-full halt on foreign aid'.
• The African Union's efforts to establish its own humanitarian response, specifically the African Humanitarian Agency (AfHA), have lagged. Although ratified in May 2022 and hosted by Uganda as of July 2024, AfHA is not yet operational, leaving a gap in coordinated African-led humanitarian action.
• To improve maritime security, the report suggests three priority initiatives: establishing an African maritime security expert group, conducting a maritime command-post exercise (Amani Africa III), and reviving a forum for the chiefs of African navies and coastguards.
• The Combined Maritime Task Force for the Gulf of Guinea (CMTF-GoG), established in May 2023, serves as a landmark African-led response mechanism to combat piracy and transnational criminal networks. It aims to complement existing structures like the Yaoundé Architecture by providing 'kinetic capabilities' for decisive responses.

APA

Simakoloyi, Z., Mbiyozo, A.-N., Reva, D., & Kanté, A. (2025). Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/pages/1769589553774-psc-report-180-v2.pdf

Chicago

Simakoloyi, Zenge, Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo, Denys Reva, and Aïssatou Kanté. Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies, 2025. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/pages/1769589553774-psc-report-180-v2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{simakoloyi2025peace, author = {Simakoloyi, Zenge and Mbiyozo, Aimée-Noël and Reva, Denys and Kanté, Aïssatou}, title = {{Peace \& Security Council Report}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/pages/1769589553774-psc-report-180-v2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }