FES African Union Cooperation

Saturday, 29.06.2024 - Tunis, Tunisia | Event

Panel Discussion: A UN tax convention and the fight against IFFs in Africa

The FES-AU Office, in collaboration with AFRODAD and YTJN, co-organized a side event on the sidelines of the 12th Pan-African Conference on IFFs and... More

Monday, 27.05.2024 - Tuesday, 28.05.2024 - Accra, Ghana | Event

Acceptance and effective implementation of policies result from inclusiveness and participatory measures

The FES Ghana and AU Offices have together with the UNDP RSCA office in Addis Ababa organized a one and a half days workshop in Accra, Ghana, on the... More

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

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung African Union Cooperation

Yeka Sub-City, Woreda 05,
Block No. 03, House No. 109
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

Saturday, 29.06.2024 - Tunis, Tunisia | Event

The FES-AU Office, in collaboration with AFRODAD and YTJN, co-organized a side event on the sidelines of the 12th Pan-African Conference on IFFs and…

Monday, 27.05.2024 - Tuesday, 28.05.2024 - Accra, Ghana | Event

The FES Ghana and AU Offices have together with the UNDP RSCA office in Addis Ababa organized a one and a half days workshop in Accra, Ghana, on the…

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),…

IPS Journal

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Publications

Teferi, Belen; Moyo, Thandekile

Addressing climate-conflict dynamics in the IGAD region

AddisAbaba, 2024

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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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