Peace & Security Council Report

The report examines the African Union's struggle to deter military coups and combat terrorism, highlighting the limitations of current frameworks and the need for a more holistic approach. It focuses on the Malabo summit's agenda, including the Accra Declaration on unconstitutional changes of government and the establishment of an African Standby Force counterterrorism unit. The document also analyzes the security volatility in the Lake Chad Basin and the fragile humanitarian truce in Ethiopia, arguing for a shift from purely militaristic responses to those incorporating political and social measures.

• Existing African Union (AU) frameworks have failed to prevent a rise in unconstitutional changes of government (UCGs), with military coups occurring even in countries undergoing AU-brokered political transitions such as Mali and Sudan.
• The AU's response to UCGs is primarily reactive and limited by the principle of state sovereignty, as member states often view constitutional amendments and internal protests as internal affairs beyond the AU's mandate.
• Africa has become the global epicenter of terrorism, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 48% of global terrorism deaths, despite the deployment of various counterterrorism peace-support missions.
• The AU's counterterrorism strategy is deemed ineffective because it prioritizes uncoordinated militaristic responses over the political, social, and financial drivers of terrorism, while lacking robust intelligence sharing between member states.
• In the Lake Chad Basin, insecurity remains volatile due to the activities of Boko Haram factions, including ISWAP and JAS, as well as the resurgence of Ansaru, which has reaffirmed its allegiance to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
• While a humanitarian truce was declared in Ethiopia on 24 March 2022 between the government and the Tigrayan Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF), lasting peace is hindered by root causes and ongoing conflict with the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).

APA

Woldemichael, S., Tekile, T. Y., & Hoinathy, R. (2022). Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/psc-report-146v2.pdf

Chicago

Woldemichael, Shewit, Tegbaru Yared Tekile, and Remadji Hoinathy. Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies, 2022. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/psc-report-146v2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{woldemichael2022peace, author = {Woldemichael, Shewit and Tekile, Tegbaru Yared and Hoinathy, Remadji}, title = {{Peace \& Security Council Report}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/psc-report-146v2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }