The African Foundation for Peace and Security

For an effective, citizen-centred and peace-driven approach to #securitypolicy in #Africa.

[The African Foundation for Peace and Security @TheAFPS]

As #COVID19 reigns in a new normal, the next steps 4 African nations will be integrating their response efforts into everyday policy. How will this or future pandemics transform 🔑 peace & sec priorities facing the continent? Mobilizing critical knowledge/insights is a start.

[Equality Now @equalitynow]

Efforts to eradicate #childmarriage, halt the practice of #FGM, & expand access to modern #contraception had made major progress in the past decade. Then 2020 happened.

#COVID19 threatens to eradicate these and other gains for gender equality.

https://t.co/vK4Z7kCAqu

[The Economist Data Team @ECONdailycharts]

Just 23 out of 167 countries attained “full democracy” classification in @TheEIU's latest Democracy Index https://t.co/UIAwAEFDFc

[UN Youth Office @UNYouthAffairs]

📣 Call for applications 📣

@NGO_CSW_NY & @WomenHaveWings are awarding $5,000 to 5⃣ youth-led & youth-oriented organizations that help advance gender equality ✊

Winners will be announced during the NGO #CSW65 Virtual Forum on 26 March 🏆

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/8Pv6mmZTm5

[Silencing the Guns in Africa @STGinAfrica]

COVID-19 has slowed the momentum of the silencing the guns agenda and has abruptly added to the existing challenges, slowing down the attainment of peace and development in Africa @Lamamra_dz https://t.co/3AX5MrPV3x via @ACCORD_online @AU_PSD @AUC_DPA #SilencingTheGuns

[African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics @SSRC_APDD]

Read | Electoral violence and ‘Silencing the Guns’ in Africa: has COVID-19 been a conflict multiplier?

https://t.co/S9N5yedJZW

[ECDPM 🔎 🌍 @ECDPM]

What is the the long-term impact of #COVID19 on fragility and conflict in Africa🌍?

In their latest, @SophieDesmidt and @NeatAshley look at how the pandemic is affecting existing challenges in the continent.

Explore the brief

https://t.co/72yeMQsChR

@igadsecretariat @WIIS_HoA

[African Union @_AfricanUnion]

MTN donations US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme led by @AfricaCDC
The donation will help secure up to 7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for health workers across the continent.

#AfricaResponds

Read more: https://t.co/8DbAiI5UiB

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

#COVID19 update in Africa as of 28/01/2021 at 9 AM EAT. Cases -- 3,494,117., Deaths – 87,937 and Recoveries --2,977,355.
More at https://t.co/7xkrFH4etK
#AfricaResponds
#TestTraceTreat
#FactsNotFear

[African Union Mission to the UN @AfricanUnionUN]

“#SilencingTheGuns is 🔑 to address the root causes of conflicts. My call for a global ceasefire goes hand in hand with this @_AfricanUnion flagship initiative”

- UNSG @antonioguterres
#Agenda2030 #Agenda2063 #AUUN

[Silencing the Guns in Africa @STGinAfrica]

[READ]: Decision of the 14th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on #SilencingTheGuns in Africa;

https://t.co/kWoOCZRQJp

@AU_PSD @AUC_DPA @_AfricanUnion @UNOAU_ @UNOSAA1 @africa_amani @africarenewal @issafrica @ACCORD_online

[AWLNetwork @AWLNetwork]

Today we celebrate all African women, in #Africa and the diaspora, across generations and sectors who have and continue to drive transformative change for a more peaceful Africa and world.

Happy #AfricanWomensDay
#WomenTogether4Africa

[The African Foundation for Peace and Security @TheAFPS]

#COVID19 related curfews and food shortages fuel a rise in security incidents. Mitigating these new sec threats requires research/adequate and timely dissemination of info. Assessing how African citizens perceive these threats can provide valuable insights when addressing them.

[The African Foundation for Peace and Security @TheAFPS]

Citizen’s security is a #HumanRight! The inclusion of #citizens in decision-making options for #African peace and security is critical to building bridges that improve state and regional security.

[UNDP Africa @UNDPAfrica]

📢 DO NOT MISS our joint @_AfricanUnion @AfricaCDC webinar on the impact of #COVID19 on governance, peace🕊️ and security in the Horn of Africa today at 15:30 EAT.

Register here➡️ https://t.co/dU3tZzB3kj
Read the regional brief here➡️ https://t.co/xvfmctNgWv

[Veille Citoyenne Togo @TogoVeille]

Pour une paix durable, il faut faire de la bonne gouvernance la priorité des priorités parce que la mauvaise gouvernance est la source des conflits en #Afrique @ecowas_cedeao @wacsi @OSIWA1 @TheAFPS

[Hesphina Rukato @hesphina]

@TheAFPS @MichelleNdiaye1 @AU_PSD @IGADPeace @Amref_Worldwide @WHOAFRO @YADI_Africa @ATPC2 @CrASJournal @DakarForum One🔑observation: most COVID-19 responses were at national level, without reference to regional frameworks peace and security. Sovereignty & protecting citizens was driver. Goods prioritised over people. What will be the longterm implications?

[The African Foundation for Peace and Security @TheAFPS]

UPCOMING WEBINAR: You're invited to join this session on ‘Home-grown solutions for the Socioeconomic transformation of Africa post #COVID19’ on July 18th. With
@AminaJMohammed @pmojok @MeneWamkele @ndidiNwuneli + more as panelists!
Link➡️https://t.co/DYYeIKH2vb

[The African Foundation for Peace and Security @TheAFPS]

Notre objectif est de contribuer, en tant que groupe de réflexion indépendant, à combler le fossé entre #connaissances et politiques en utilisant les perspectives #des citoyens comme plateformes pour des solutions innovantes qui façonneront une politique africaine de sécurité.