Peace Dividends: Newsletter of the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, November 2021 – Vol. 1, Issue 1

Abstract

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 mutually reinforcing. Our experience of the last 20 years has underscored the need to build on the lessons of the past – and to be open to innovation. Agenda 2063, Africa’s blueprint for regional integration and development, clearly encapsulates the nexus between peace, security and development...