Security sector reform is vital to Silencing the Guns in Africa

20 September 2019
The African Union (AU) has set the ambitious goal of “silencing the guns” by 2020. Security sector reform and governance are key to achieving this, as these inherent political processes address the root causes of conflict, a new piece by the Institute for Security Studies argues.

The AU’s roadmap for silencing the guns includes an appeal for African states to take ownership of security sector reform, and to increase synergy between security sector reform and transitional justice, human rights, the rule of law and governance. The role of coordinator between the different actors could be taken by the recently established AU Security Sector reform Committee. Read the piece here.

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