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This November 2015 issue of the Peace & Security Council Report by the Institute for Security Studies analyzes the relationship between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), the fragile political and humanitarian state of Madagascar, the AU's response to the 2015 coup in Burkina Faso, and the status of UN peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• The relationship between the AU's Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the EU's Political and Security Committee (EU PSC) has strengthened since 2008, but the joint annual consultative meetings are criticized for focusing on short-term crises rather than long-term strategic goals like the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA).
• Madagascar's return to the AU in January 2014 followed successful SADC-led mediation, but the current government remains weak, under-funded, and threatened by political rivalries and a severe humanitarian crisis.
• During the September 2015 coup in Burkina Faso, the AU and ECOWAS took contradictory approaches: the AU maintained a rigid stance against the coup leaders, while ECOWAS sought a conciliatory compromise including amnesty for the leaders.
• The Burkina Faso crisis highlighted tensions regarding the principle of subsidiarity, as regional bodies (RECs) may be too close to the situation to remain impartial, whereas the AU can provide necessary distance.
• In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) is described as a 'game changer' for its robust mandate to actively neutralize armed groups, specifically the M23, though cooperation between MONUSCO and the FARDC remains imperfect.
• The UN's exit strategy for MONUSCO in the DRC is contingent upon concrete security improvements, the restoration of state authority, and the successful holding of credible elections in 2016.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (n.d.). psc75_engv2-6e8f7dd3d5eaebe2.pdf. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PSC75_EngV2.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. psc75_engv2-6e8f7dd3d5eaebe2.pdf. n.d. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PSC75_EngV2.pdf.

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