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Silencing the Guns Newsletter 4 Key Highlight SILENCING THE GUNS Nov‘19_ Jan‘20 NEWSLETTER The FOCUS Kenya Burns a Stockpile of Weapons in the Fight Against Illegal Firearms The BIG Story Djibouti Hosts Security Sector Reform and Governance Forum The NEWS Journalist Wins Grant to Produce Stories on Silencing the Guns in Africa SILENCING THE GUNS Nov‘19_ Jan‘20 NEWSLETTER Cover Page: Burning Weapons, Photo: ©PSCU Kenya (President’s Strategic Communication Unit) Back Page: African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Photo©AU WELCOME Message by Ambassador Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Roadmap, the Peace and Security Council, the AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities/ Regional Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (RECs/RMs), the Afri- can Union Commission(AUC), the United Nations (UN), African institutions/organisations, civil society organisations (CSOs) and partners have been facili- tating its implementation. We need to harness the immense potentials of the continent’s rich resources and create the enabling environment for socio-economic development by implementing measures designed to address gover- nance deficits and eradicate economic and social Photo©AUC disparities, which culminated in the adoption of the OAU/AU 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration on At its meeting in Niamey, Niger, in July 2019, the 25th May 2013, in which our leaders pledge not to Executive Council of the African Union (AU), decid- bequeath the “current state of affairs” to the next ed that the AU theme of the year for 2020 would be generation of Africans. ‘Silencing the Guns: creating conducive conditions for Africa’s development’. This will contribute to In this context, it is critical to focus all efforts ongoing efforts to achieve the goal of a conflict-free towards consolidating the gains accomplished thus Africa, to make peace a reality and to rid the conti- far, identify the challenges encountered, rational- nent of wars, civil conflicts, human rights violations, ize practical responses into tangible action plans humanitarian disasters, violent conflicts and to towards realizing a conflict-free Africa. prevent genocide. The selection of ‘Silencing the Guns’ as the AU’s Thank you! theme for 2020 will serve as an opportunity to streamline collective efforts into an action plan to address the numerous challenges for the attainment of a peaceful and prosperous Africa, beyond 2020. In 2017, the Assembly of the Union adopted a stra- tegic document referred to as the ‘AU Master Road- map (AUMR) Practical Steps for Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020’. Since the adoption of the Master 3 Message from His Excellency Ramtane African Union (AU) member states are bound by Lamamra, the AU High Representative for a shared destiny, and to this end – a collective Silencing the Guns in Africa responsibility on the continent’s security should be pursued, through a common framework and Happy New Year! prevention mechanism. Last October, I interacted with some of our key stakeholders and partners at the 10th High-Level Retreat for AU Special Representatives and Envoys in Djibouti. I was highly impressed by their commit- ment to finding lasting solutions to the upheavals bedeviling the continent. The Djibouti meeting high- lighted security sector reform and governance, as a prerequisite to peace and security. Such reforms ultimately play a role in promoting stability and lasting peace on the continent. I also engaged with and shared ideas with peace and security stakeholders at the sixth Dakar Forum on Peace and Security, held in Senegal last Novem- Photo©AUC ber; and hosted a high-level workshop on Silen- cing the Guns in Aswan, Egypt, attended by some I welcome you all to the second edition of Silen- of Africa’s eminent leaders, peace and security cing the Guns newsletter. A new decade is upon experts; and civil society representatives in Decem- us and with it a need to exploit our innate abilities ber 2019. As we usher in the new year, collaborative and comparative advantages to end Africa’s recur- efforts with our partners is giving impetus to our ring conflicts. campaign to silence the guns. We have an enormous responsibility on our hands, The AU believes that peace, security and socio-eco- to make lasting change in this new decade. The nomic development should be pursued simulta- year 2020 is especially significant, as it is the year neously. In order to create effective linkages, the that the African Union and indeed all African citi- Silencing the Guns Unit, which coordinates all zens, are duty bound to change the status quo, by activities related to Silencing the Guns, concluded actionable deeds geared towards ending all violent a series of workshops and events last year, which conflicts on the continent. We must re-commit and were aimed at streamlining activities of all relevant re-dedicate our efforts to silence the guns, in order AU departments and hence implement the “Master to realise a more peaceful and prosperous continent. Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by Year 2020”. This is an important document In the past year, we took part in several activities for all stakeholders. aimed at bolstering our campaign. My Office contin- ues to engage different stakeholders involved in We look forward to implemeting the goals set out in this highly critical initiative, in order to fast-track the Master Roadmap. actions aimed at creating lasting peace. Happy reading! SILENCING THE GUNS NEWSLETTER 4 KEY HIGHLIGHT 2020 Critical in Firming up Multilateral Efforts to Silence the Guns Amb. Fatima K. Mohammad, AU Permanent Representative to the UN at the High-Level Workshop on Silencing the Guns in Aswan, Egypt, 2019, Photo©Artisan Prod 5 As the world ushers in a new decade, Africa is looking up to its leaders to get the continent out of a quandary of conflict, poverty, disease and corrup- tion that is threatening to regress its growth. Despite progress made over the years in containing violent conflicts, lasting peace remains elusive in parts of Africa as a result of new and emerging threats. To recommit and rededicate efforts at keeping conflicts at bay, the African Union (AU) is devoting the year 2020 to silence the guns on the continent, through a multiplicity of actions involving AU member states, regional economic communities and mechanisms, the private sector, civil society 2020 Theme of the Year, Logo©AUC and other key stakeholders. violence, especially across the Sahel region, the “Silencing the guns is a complex, yet noble respon- Chad basin, parts of the Horn, North and West Africa. sibility of the African Union, its member states, its Regional Economic Communities, and Region- “Giving a theme to the year 2020 is merely the al Mechanisms, and indeed all African citizens,” beginning. The urgency in implementing the priori- explained H.E Smail Chergui, AU’s Commissioner ties we have decided upon, require that we harness for Peace and Security, at a high-level workshop on and concentrate all possible efforts,” notes H.E Silencing the Guns, held in the Egyptian resort city Ramtane Lamamra, the AU High Representative for of Aswan in December 2019. Silencing the Guns in Africa. Ambassador Lama- mra is leading efforts to fast track the campaign to Acknowledging that the goal of peace is a shared silence the guns on the continent and harmonise responsibility amongst African governments, activities related to the initiative. regional institutions, Africa’s partners, African citizens, the private sector, youth, women and The African Union Commission is placing emphasis other special groups; and that peace can be attain- on member states’ role in making the campaign a able through tolerance, conflict resolution and success. The 55-nation body argues that African prevention, good governance and democracy - the countries are bound by a shared destiny and there- workshop agreed on deliberate actions that should fore, have a collective responsibility on the conti- be taken, to promote peace and create conducive nent’s security. conditions for Africa’s development. “My commitment to the pursuit of an Africa free The Aswan meet was critical in intensifying multi- from conflict is resolute. In my view, an impactful lateral coordination and collaborative efforts, for Action Plan reflecting the specific situations of indi- effective harmonization of policies and actions on vidual member states would set the trajectory to rid silencing the guns in Africa. The nexus between the continent of the root causes of instability and peace and development was a key feature at the violent armed conflicts” said Amb. Chergui. forum, where participants noted that AU member states, as primary custodians for public security, As part of its Agenda 2063 framework, the AU have the ultimate responsibility to develop poli- heads of state and government adopted an ambi- cies and actions necessary to stem the spiraling tious initiative, to silence the guns in Africa by 2020. SILENCING THE GUNS NEWSLETTER 6 KEY HIGHLIGHT While good progress has been made in reducing due to its cross-cutting nature, the urgent need to state-driven conflicts, the persistence of ethno- integrate and make the best use of the outstand- religious, resource and politically driven conflicts ing contributions of women and the youth,”Amb. continue, especially in fragile regions, and remains Lamamra stated, at the conclusion of the Decem- one of the biggest threats to Africa’s socio- ber 2019 two-day Aswan high-level workshop on economic development. Silencing the Guns. The African Union developed and is implementing The role of Africa’s youth in silencing the guns will a Master Roadmap on Practical Steps to Silence be critical in a continent where young people bear the Guns - which seeks to end the cycle of violent the brunt of violent conflicts and are often manip- conflicts and disruptive crises on the continent.
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