In February 2025, African heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa to announce a bold challenge to the global financial order: the continent will launch its own credit rating agency. The move follows years of mounting frustration over the penalty African countries pay due to systematically higher borrowing rates compared to their peers in Asia […]
Author: Bitania Tadesse
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For Resolution 2719 to succeed, it must be decoupled from its narrow association with peace enforcement and instead be leveraged across a broader spectrum of peacemaking approaches.
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After nearly two decades of effort and intense negotiations, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2719 on December 21, 2023. The resolution represents a major step forward in the partnership between the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU), and provides a framework for AU-led peace support operations (PSOs) to access UN assessed contributions on a case-by-case basis. While the importance of the resolution should not be understated, much of the real work to operationalize it is still ongoing. This article outlines the key challenges and critical steps needed to ensure the resolution’s successful implementation.
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In her interview with Bitania Tadesse, Dallia Abdel Moniem, a Sudanese political analyst and commentator, describes the conditions civilians are facing in Sudan, including the rampant sexual violence committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). She also discusses the cost of inaction and the urgent need for greater support from the international community.
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The AU possesses several norms and policies which, if implemented, could lead to meaningful transformation in the peace and security landscape of the continent. The CADSP is one such instrument. The 20-year anniversary of the policy presents an opportunity to reaffirm the principles that are the foundation of a pan-African security framework, and to also critically assess their significance in the current security landscape of the continent. It offers the blueprint for Africa’s collective security, and its implementation can be further enhanced with clear follow-up mechanisms.
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The New Agenda for Peace provides an opening for continental actors to advance priorities at the global level. However, this requires the AU to deliver on revamping its own multilateral system as a springboard to reforming global multilateralism.
