This edition, which focuses on the highlights of the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, provides us with pointers on four critical issues to which the Department will dedicate considerable attention this year. Notwithstanding the unprecedented lack of predictability of the last two years, we were able to make considerable progre...

The objective of this newsletter is to create greater awareness and enhance information-sharing of the governance, peace and security policy initiatives and actions of the PAPS Department. The increasing complexity of the governance, peace and security landscape on the African continent cannot be overemphasised. The challenges in these areas are interlinked and mut...