In Tunis 🇹🇳 for #AUPSC annual retreat at a critical time when Africa is dealing with complex governance & security challenges. It’s an opportunity for PSC to deepen reflection on UCGs, sanctions, terrorism, stabilization & provide unequivocal guidance on these & #Silencingtheguns

Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Ambassador Mike Hammer met with AU Conflict Management Director Sarjoh Bah to discuss Sudan, as well as the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement for northern Ethiopia and other topics of mutual interest and concern in…

Today, I concluded a successful Mission to Pemba,🇲🇿 to hand over military equipment to the #SADC Mission in #Mozambique (SAMIM). These include protective assault vehicles, military trucks, mine detectors as part of AU efforts to address terrorist threats in the country & region.

Press Release: African Union Hands Over Military Equipment to SADC’s #SAMIM in #Mozambique peaceau.org/en/article/pre…

Landed in Pemba, 🇲🇿 for consultations with SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM). The Force has reversed the terrorist threat in Cabo Delgado. Tomorrow, I will hand over military hardware & equipment to bolster the operations of SAMIM. AU is determined to #silencingtheguns in Africa

Director Sarjoh Bah met with H.E. Rita Laranjinha, MD for Africa 1 European Commission & H.E. Amb. Riccardo Mosca, Deputy Head EU Delegation to AU. They discussed the situations in Somalia/Horn of Africa, Eastern DRC, the Sahel & the EU policy on Africa, & explored ways to strengthen cooperation

Today I paid a courtesy call on my brother, Amb Eric Tiare, Executive Secretary of G5 Sahel in Nouakchott🇲🇷. Growing security challenges in Sahel require strong leadership. AU & ECOWAS should be at the forefront of efforts in the region. African leadership must be respected.

Summary #Conclusions : Revitalizing the #Nouakchott and #Djibouti Processes: Improved Intelligence-sharing Towards Enhanced Security in the Sahelo-Sahara and Horn of Africa Regions, 5 - 7 November 2023, Nouakchott, Mauritania peaceau.org/en/article/sum…

Pleased to welcome Member States' renewed commitment to work closely within the #Djibouti & #Nouaktchott Processes & #Accra Initiative under #AU coordination to improve intelligence sharing & cooperation towards #Silencingtheguns & combatting terrorism & other threats in Africa.

At 27th #IAPTC Annual Conference on Leveraging Partnerships in Training for Complex Peace Operations Environments, B. Taiwo on behalf of Director Sarjoh Bah called for increased multilateralism, enhanced UN-AU partnership, adequate, predictable & sustainable financing of AU PSOs

Statement by Director @Sarjohbah3: Revitalizing the #Nouakchott and #Djibouti Processes: Improved Intelligence Sharing Towards Enhanced Security in the Sahelo-Sahara and Horn of Africa Regions, 5 - 7 November 2023, in Nouaktchott, #Mauritania peaceau.org/en/article/sta…

At the Meeting on Revitalizing the Nouakchott & Djibouti Processes, Director Sarjoh Bah called on #AU States in the Sahel & Horn of Africa to take full responsibility for security & intelligence sharing & collectively silence the guns, amidst a deteriorating security landscape

Arrived in Nouakchott, 🇲🇷 to lead efforts to revitalize Nouakchott & Djibouti Processes for improved information & intelligence sharing. Enhancing cooperation is critical in the fight against terrorism in Sahel & Horn of Africa. Africa’s development hinges on peace & stability.

Yesterday in Bamako, 🇲🇱 I held extensive consultations with staff at the AU Mission for Mali & Sahel (MISAHEL); Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop & MINUSMA SRSG, El-Ghassim Wane. Stability in the Sahel is at the centre of our efforts at #Silencingtheguns in Africa.

#Statement : AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Commends All Ethiopians for Embracing Peace and Reconciliation on the First Anniversary of the Signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement on Tigray. #Ethiopia au.int/en/pressreleas…

#PressRelease : AU, RECs and Partners Agree to Strengthen the Implementation of the AU Border Programme. #FromBarrierstoBridges peaceau.org/en/article/au-…

Director Sarjoh Bah engaged with the PSOD staff on achievements & priorities such as the AMISOM lessons learnt exercise, ATMIS transition, the #ASF strategic review towards Member States’ increased #ownership & the repurposing of PSOs for effective peace #enforcement in Africa

A pleasure receiving my brother Lt. Gen. Wilson Mbadi, Chief of the #Uganda Peoples Defense Forces & his team. I commended Uganda’s role in promoting peace in ATMIS. We also exchanged on ways of strengthening stability across East Africa, the Horn & the Great Lakes.