psc46may_13f-37530d088f53bd62.pdf

This May 2013 report from the Institute for Security Studies provides an analysis of the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) activities, focusing on the political situation in Zimbabwe, the strategic review of the AMISOM mission in Somalia, and the institutionalization of the Pan-African Network of Sages (PanWise).

• Zimbabwe's new constitution, approved by referendum on March 16, 2013, maintains the executive presidency's dominance over other government branches, including the power to dissolve parliament and appoint judges and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
• Despite the peaceful referendum, there are concerns regarding potential violence in the June 2013 elections due to political polarization and a history of electoral violence in 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2008.
• The African Union has largely delegated the resolution of Zimbabwe's political impasse to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) based on the principle of subsidiarity.
• The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) increased its uniformed personnel from 12,000 to 17,731, becoming the largest African mission ever deployed, with troops from Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Djibouti, and Sierra Leone.
• A strategic review of AMISOM recommended transforming the mission into a multidimensional operation with increased civilian and police components to support governance, human rights, and the restoration of state authority in areas recovered from Al-Shabaab.
• The security situation in Somalia remains precarious as Al-Shabaab continues to use asymmetric warfare, including improvised bombs and targeted assassinations, and regained control of Hudur in March 2013 following an Ethiopian withdrawal.
• The European Union is the primary financial supporter of AMISOM, providing a total of 444 million euros to cover troop salaries and operational costs.
• The Pan-African Network of Sages (PanWise) was created in June 2012 in Ouagadougou to federate various regional and continental mediation mechanisms, including the AU Group of Sages and similar bodies in ECOWAS, COMESA, and SADC.
• The AU and regional mechanisms adopted a PanWise operational framework and action plan for 2013-2014 during a follow-up meeting on April 11-12, 2013, to harmonize conflict prevention and peace consolidation initiatives.

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