FES African Union Cooperation

Thursday, 15.02.2024 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Event

Side event in the Margins of the 37th AU Summit Empowering Voices: Youth-Driven Climate Resilience for Peace in Africa

On 15 February 2024, the FES AU Cooperation Office and IPSS co-organized a side event titled "Empowering Voices: Youth-Driven Climate Resilience for... More

Thursday, 08.02.2024 - Thursday, 08.02.2024 - Bamako, Mali | Event

Study Launch of “Women in Peace Mediation in Mali: A Case Study of Women’s Participation in Recent and Ongoing Peace Processes”

On 8 February 2024, the FES-AU and FES Mali offices jointly organized the launch of a Case study on “Women in Peace Mediation in Mali: A Case Study of... More

Tuesday, 14.11.2023 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Event

Diplomatic Briefing: Addressing Climate Change to Sustain Peace in the IGAD Region

Two weeks ahead of COP28 in Dubai and in an effort to foster an overarching policy dialogue aimed at identifying persistent climate-related conflict... More

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung African Union Cooperation

Arada Kifleketema
Queen Elizabeth II street
P.O. Box 8786
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

+251 11-1233245/46
+251 11-1233855

info.african-union(at)fes.de

Topic

Civic involvement and rule of law

The establishment of the African Union (AU) marked a break away from its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which used to be a rather loose group of states without a real vision for Africa. Contrary to the OAU, the AU has adopted numerous progressive policy frameworks in order to transform Africa into a peaceful, democratic and prosperous continent. More

Topic

Peace and Security Policy

Violence and conflict on the African continent continue to inhibit social and political progress, limit economic growth and endangers the life of the African citizens. Reasons of conflict are manifold and can be caused by bad governance, racial and ethnic tensions, restricted socio-economic participation and a lack of perspective, especially for young people. More

Topic

EU-Africa Policy Dialog

The relationship between Africa and Europe is reciprocal. Challenges faced by one continent will eventually affect the other. Hence, topics like climate change, economic crises, unemployment, violent conflicts, terrorism and migration are of great interest to both continents and need to be addressed on common political grounds. More

Events

Wednesday, 27.03.2024 | Event

Together with the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Office of IndustriALL and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),…

Thursday, 15.02.2024 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Event

On 15 February 2024, the FES AU Cooperation Office and IPSS co-organized a side event titled "Empowering Voices: Youth-Driven Climate Resilience for…

Thursday, 08.02.2024 - Thursday, 08.02.2024 - Bamako, Mali | Event

On 8 February 2024, the FES-AU and FES Mali offices jointly organized the launch of a Case study on “Women in Peace Mediation in Mali: A Case Study of…

IPS Journal

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Publications

Les femmes dans la médiation de la paix au Mali

Une étude de cas sur la participaton des fesmmes aux processus de paix récents et en cours au Mali
AddisAbaba, 2024

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Women in peace mediation in Mali

A case study of women's participation in recent and ongoing peace processes
AddisAbaba, 2024

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McCallum, Judy; Cohen, Chelsea; Awate, Lucy

Breaking barriers

Empowering women in peace mediation for lasting peace in South Sudan
AddisAbaba, 2023

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FES Connect

FES Connect sources content published across the German and international network of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. More