Peace & Security Council Report

This August 2015 report from the Institute for Security Studies provides an analysis of the African Union Peace and Security Council's (PSC) activities, focusing on the postponed field mission to Burundi, security challenges facing AMISOM in Somalia, the AU's stance on universal jurisdiction regarding a Rwandan official, and internal restructuring efforts within the AU Commission.

• A planned Peace and Security Council (PSC) field mission to Burundi in July 2015 was postponed indefinitely. The delay was attributed to logistical issues, the timing of Burundi's presidential elections on 21 July, and concerns that the visit could be interpreted as an endorsement of President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.
• The African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) suffered a significant blow on 26 June 2015, when al-Shabaab militants attacked a base in Leego, southern Somalia. Estimates of peacekeeper casualties range from 50 to 80, marking the highest number of casualties in the history of AMISOM and Somalia.
• Somalia's 'Vision 2016' strategy, which aims to establish a democratic and federal state by August 2016, is facing delays. While progress has been made on the constitution and regional administrations, the country struggles to operationalise the National Independent Electoral Commission and create necessary transition institutions.
• The PSC strongly condemned the arrest of Rwanda's security chief, Lieutenant-General Karenzi Karake, in London, describing it as an 'attack on Africa as a whole'. The PSC called for his immediate release and argued that the arrest was an abuse of the principle of universal jurisdiction.
• The African Union Commission (AUC) is undergoing a restructuring process to improve efficiency and accountability, with a new organisational structure and operational model due in January 2016. The AU's total budget for 2016 is approved at US$417 million, with a goal for member states to finance 100% of the operational budget and 75% of the programmes budget.
• The AU Commission is urging member states to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which entered into force on 24 December 2014. As of the report date, 37 African countries have signed the treaty, but only 10 have ratified it.
• Nigeria maintains a de facto permanent status on the Peace and Security Council, a regional arrangement based on its contributions to peacekeeping since the 1960s.

APA

Allison, S., Louw-Vaudran, L., & Lulie, H. (2015). Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PSC_Report_72.pdf

Chicago

Allison, Simon, Liesl Louw-Vaudran, and Hallelujah Lulie. Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies, 2015. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PSC_Report_72.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{allison2015peace, author = {Allison, Simon and Louw-Vaudran, Liesl and Lulie, Hallelujah}, title = {{Peace \& Security Council Report}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2015}, month = aug, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PSC_Report_72.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }