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A joint declaration from the European Commission and the African Union Commission following their fourth College-to-College meeting on 1 October 2008 in Brussels. The document outlines agreements to implement the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership across eight thematic areas, including security, governance, economic integration, health, energy, climate change, migration, and science and technology.

This report, prepared by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for a special session in Tripoli, provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges to peace and security in Africa. It details the institutional framework of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), the economic and human costs of conflict, and the status of various regional crises, including those in Somalia, Sudan, and the Great Lakes region. The document emphasizes the need for African ownership of peace efforts, the importance of structural conflict prevention, and the strengthening of partnerships with international bodies like the UN and EU.

This report details an Institute for Security Studies (ISS) seminar held on February 12, 2009, in Addis Ababa, which analyzed the outcomes of the 12th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU). The seminar featured presentations on the low implementation rates of AU Assembly Decisions, legal challenges regarding the proposed transformation of the AU Commission into an Authority, and the AU's response to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) indictment of the President of Sudan.

The provided text consists of biographical profiles of various academics, military officers, and researchers associated with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and other international security and defense organizations. It details their educational backgrounds, professional appointments, and areas of expertise in fields such as defense policy, peace missions, and strategic studies.

This report documents a seminar held on 18 March 2009 by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Pretoria, focusing on the African Union's (AU) policy regarding unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) in Africa. The seminar, featuring presenters Issaka K. Souaré and Francis Ikome, evaluated the effectiveness of the Lomé Declaration and the AU's Constitutive Act in deterring military coups and other unconstitutional power shifts, while proposing reforms to create a 'New African Governance Architecture' (NAGA).

The provided text is the bibliography section of a report titled "The Enemy Within," published by the Institute for Security Studies. It lists a comprehensive array of books, journal articles, conference papers, government policies, interviews, and international documents primarily focused on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, its impact on military and uniformed services, and public health responses across sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular emphasis on Botswana.

This report by the Institute for Security Studies examines the nature, impact, and service delivery responses to violence against women in South Africa. Based on interviews with 1,000 survivors across nine provinces, the study analyzes economic, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, highlighting the normalization of domestic violence and the systemic failures of police, medical, and legal services in providing effective support and protection.

The report "The Enemy Within" examines the impact of HIV/AIDS on the armed forces of five Southern African nations—Botswana, Swaziland, Zambia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe—and evaluates their policy and medical responses over a 25-year period.

This guide, published by the Institute for Security Studies in March 2015, provides a foundational framework for Members of Parliament (MPs) to understand and oversee the national budget process in South Africa. It details the legal mandates, the stages of the budget cycle, the role of various government spheres, and provides a toolkit for quantitative budget analysis to enhance legislative oversight and accountability.

This report examines the political opportunities and challenges facing President Felix Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during his first year in office. It highlights the tension between Tshisekedi and former President Joseph Kabila, whose FCC coalition maintains a dominant majority in Parliament. The author argues that for Tshisekedi to succeed and secure a second term in 2023, he must shift the political balance, reform the CENI and Constitutional Court, and address dire socio-economic needs. The report also discusses the necessity of a regional approach to peace in the eastern DRC involving Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi, and suggests that the international community can support transformational change by promoting transparency in the mining sector via IMF engagement.

This September 2014 report by the Institute for Security Studies analyzes the political landscape and potential presidential candidates in the Central African Republic (CAR) ahead of the scheduled 2015 elections. Based on field research in Bangui, the document details the challenges of organizing elections in a 'phantom state' divided by sectarian violence between Séléka and anti-Balaka forces, while profiling a wide array of political contenders and their perceived strengths and weaknesses.

This document is the concluding chapter of a report analyzing the counter-insurgency strategies employed by the Rhodesian Security Forces during the war for Zimbabwe. It argues that the white administration failed because it treated the conflict as a military problem rather than a political one, neglecting the rural black population and failing to establish a coherent national strategy until the very end of the conflict.

This report chapter examines the implementation of 'stability operations'—combining internal defence and development—by the Rhodesian Security Forces. It details the evolution of psychological operations (Psyop) and civic action from the informal 'Sheppard group' to the formal 1 Psychological Operations Unit and the Directorate of Psychological Warfare. The text analyzes various tactical attempts to control populations and resources, such as food control (Operation Turkey), 'Interface' operations, and the use of spirit mediums, concluding that these efforts largely failed due to a lack of genuine local involvement and a military culture that prioritized insurgent casualties over socio-economic reform.

This report chapter examines 'Operation Favour', a Rhodesian counter-insurgency initiative to establish Security Force Auxiliaries (SFAs) as a local self-protection militia. The program aimed to stabilize rural Tribal Trust Lands and secure political support for the Internal Settlement government, though it faced significant challenges including poor training, urban recruitment issues, and political instability.

This report chapter analyzes the failures and evolution of the Rhodesian intelligence community during the counter-insurgency conflict from 1972 to 1980. It details the transition from a peace-time, police-led intelligence structure to the belated development of military intelligence organizations, highlighting the systemic lack of coordination between the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), the Army, and special forces units.

This report chapter examines the institutional evolution of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), detailing its transition from a focus on decolonization and state sovereignty to the establishment of a formal mechanism for conflict prevention and management in the 1990s. It analyzes the socio-economic impacts of armed conflict on African development and the OAU's challenges in operationalizing early warning systems and monitoring small arms proliferation.

This report provides a civil society perspective on the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Zimbabwe, with a specific focus on the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF). It examines the intersection of national epidemiology, political-economic crises, and military policies, highlighting the high prevalence of HIV within the armed forces and the risks associated with external deployments.

This report examines the evolution of regional security structures in Southern Africa, focusing on the transition of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from a development-oriented body to one incorporating political, defence, and security mandates. It details the institutional frameworks of the SADC Organ for Politics, Defence and Security, the Inter-State Defence and Security Committee (ISDSC), and the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SARPCCO), while highlighting the critical threat posed by small arms proliferation in the post-Cold War era.

This report chapter, authored by Martin Rupiya for the Institute for Security Studies, examines the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the militaries of Southern African nations. Based on empirical evidence from Botswana, Swaziland, Zambia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, the text identifies common trends in disease transmission, the failure of states to implement timely policies, and the specific challenges faced by defence forces regarding recruitment, operational effectiveness, and the social dynamics of testing.

This report chapter argues for the integration of light weapons monitoring into early warning systems to prevent conflict. It examines the limitations of existing international arms registers, proposes a five-element process for early warning, and highlights regional cooperation in Southern Africa as a model for identifying and destroying destabilising weapons accumulations.