Peace & Security Council Report

The September 2022 Peace & Security Council Report examines political deadlock in Sudan, the African Union's (AU) 'Silencing the Guns' initiative, the impact of natural resource management in Mozambique, and the priorities of Ghana during its PSC chairship.

• Sudan is experiencing a severe economic downturn characterized by all-time high inflation and shortages of fuel and bread, worsened by the cessation of international development assistance and reduced exports.
• A trilateral mediation mechanism consisting of the UN, AU, and IGAD has been working since June 2022 to resolve Sudan's political impasse, focusing on establishing a civilian-led government, election timeframes, and the military's role in transition.
• The AU's 'Silencing the Guns' initiative missed its 2020 target due to the illicit flow of arms, often diverted from government stocks, leading the AU to reschedule the vision to 2030.
• In Mozambique, the discovery of gas in the Rovuma Basin is linked by locals to a deadly insurgency that has caused over 4,000 deaths and displaced nearly 1 million people.
• The Mozambican government has been accused of prioritizing the security of gas projects over local populations, deploying elite forces to protect investments by companies like TotalEnergies, Eni, and Anadarko while leaving surrounding areas vulnerable to insurgents.
• Mozambique is highly vulnerable to climate change, having faced 12 tropical cyclones, nine droughts, and 20 floods in the last 20 years, affecting 19 million people since 2000.
• Under Ghana's September 2022 chairship, the PSC prioritized 'silencing the guns', strengthening relations with civil society organizations (CSOs) to promote constitutionalism, and supporting transitions in Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, and Mali.

APA

Woldemichael, S., Alusala, N., & Nhamirre, B. (2022). Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/psc-150.pdf

Chicago

Woldemichael, Shewit, Nelson Alusala, and Borges Nhamirre. Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies, 2022. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/psc-150.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{woldemichael2022peace, author = {Woldemichael, Shewit and Alusala, Nelson and Nhamirre, Borges}, title = {{Peace \& Security Council Report}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/psc-150.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }