Peace & Security Council Report

The report evaluates the African Union's (AU) limited capacity to intervene in crises due to principles of national sovereignty and subsidiarity. It details the unraveling political alliance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the conceptual and operational failures of the 'Silencing the Guns in Africa 2020' initiative, and identifies high-risk elections and conflicts in countries such as South Sudan, Uganda, and Ethiopia for 2021. Additionally, it features an interview on the necessity of a culturally contextualized African mediation doctrine based on the AU's experience in Sudan.

• The African Union's ability to respond to emerging crises in 2020 was marginal because its interventions are restricted by the principles of national sovereignty (non-interference) and subsidiarity, which often override the principle of non-indifference.
• President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is attempting to consolidate power and break a secret 2019 co-management deal with former president Joseph Kabila and the Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC), leading to an untenable political situation.
• The 'Silencing the Guns in Africa 2020' (STGIA2020) initiative has suffered from conceptual confusion, being variously described as a programme, project, campaign, or slogan, and lacks a common approach across AU departments.
• Several African nations face high risks of political crisis during 2021 elections, including South Sudan due to stalled political transition, Uganda due to closed civic space and crackdowns on protests, and Zambia due to suspicions of electoral fraud.
• Effective African-led mediation requires a unique doctrine that respects original cultural contexts and avoids external interference, as demonstrated by the AU's successful power-sharing agreement in Sudan in July 2019.

APA

Diatta, M., Louw-Vaudran, L., Attah-Asamoah, A., Woldemichael, S., Sharamo, R., & Okumu, W. (2020). Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/pscreport-131.pdf

Chicago

Diatta, Mohamed, Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Andrews Attah-Asamoah, Shewit Woldemichael, Roba Sharamo, and Wafula Okumu. Peace & Security Council Report. Institute for Security Studies, 2020. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/pscreport-131.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{diatta2020peace, author = {Diatta, Mohamed and Louw-Vaudran, Liesl and Attah-Asamoah, Andrews and Woldemichael, Shewit and Sharamo, Roba and Okumu, Wafula}, title = {{Peace \& Security Council Report}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/pscreport-131.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }