Algeria in Addis-Ababa/PM to African Union & UNECA

The 9⃣th Annual Joint Retreat between the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (#AUPSC) and the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (#EUPSC) is underway today, 5 November 2026, at the AU Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Retreat is co-chaired by H.E. Amb. Antonin B. Bieke, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to the AU and Chairperson of the AU PSC for November 2026, and H.E. Amb. Lene Mandel Vensild, Permanent Chair of the EU Political and Security Committee. The opening session includes remarks by H.E. Amb. @Bankole_Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, and Amb. Luke Feeney, Representative of Ireland to the Political and Security Committee of the #EU. Bringing together Members of both Councils, the Retreat provides a platform for strategic dialogue and enhanced institutional cooperation, with discussions focusing on four key thematic priorities: Maritime Security; Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Africa; Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance, Peace and Security; and Women, Peace and Security (#WPS). The ongoing engagement underscores the longstanding AU–EU strategic partnership and the shared commitment to strengthening coordinated responses to emerging and persistent peace and security challenges across Africa. #AUPSC #EUPSC #AUEUPartnership #SilencingTheGuns #Agenda2063

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (#AUPSC) convened its 1377th Meeting on 3 November 2026 in an Open Session dedicated to Youth, Peace and Security (#YPS) in Africa. The Session was chaired by H.E. Amb. Antonin B. Bieke, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to the AU and Chairperson of the PSC for November 2026, with introductory remarks delivered by H.E. Amb. @Bankole_Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security. Statements were delivered by the representative of the Republic of #Burundi, in its capacity as AU Champion on Youth, Peace and Security; H.E. @parfait_onanga, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the AU and Head of @UNOAU_; and the African Youth Ambassadors for Peace (@AU_AYAPs) representing the five regions of Africa: - Ms. Amina Bello – Central Africa; - Mr. Bakary Sonko – Western Africa; - Mr. Patrick Kumi – Eastern Africa; - Ms. Ruth Kangwa – Southern Africa; and - Ms. Hassnaa Tamam – Northern Africa. PSC Members, AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs), and partners also participated in the deliberations. The Session provided an opportunity to review progress in implementing the Continental Framework on Youth, Peace and Security (#CFYPS) and its Ten-Year Implementation Plan (2020–2029), assess achievements and persistent challenges, and strengthen collective efforts to promote meaningful youth participation in conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and sustainable development. #AUPSC #YouthPeaceSecurity #SilencingTheGuns #Agenda2063

The Members of the #UNSC & the #AUPSC, under the coordination of #Somalia agreed on a Joint Communiqué of the 20th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting, held in New York on 23rd October 2026, reaffirming commitment to strengthening #UN–#AU cooperation on peace & security in Africa. #A3 Read Joint Communique here 👉: au.int/en/pressreleases/2026…

#Communiqué 🇩🇿

Today, 30 October 2026, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (#AUPSC) dedicated its 1375th meeting to a briefing by the Secretary General of the International Criminal Police Organization (#INTERPOL). Chaired by H.E. Churchill Ewumbue-Monono, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cameroon to the African Union as Chairperson of the #AUPSC for October 2026, the meeting took note of the Introductory Statement H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security read on his behalf by Ms. Jocelyne Nahimana, Head of Defence and Security Division within the PAPS Department. The PSC also received briefings by Mr. Valdecy Urquiza, Secretary General of #INTERPOL, and by #AFRIPOL Acting Executive Director, Ambassador Jalel Chelba. The engagement provided an opportunity for Council to exchange views with #INTERPOL and #AFRIPOL on the efforts by the two institutions in the prevention and combating transnational organized crime and terrorism in Africa. Council commended the two institutions for the continued provision of technical capacity to national law enforcement agencies of Member States and in coordinating regional and continental efforts, in this regard and emphasized collaboration and coordination, as well as complementarity of efforts. Council also emphasized the importance of collective, integrated and inter-agency efforts and stressed the importance of further strengthening the institutional capacity of national, law enforcement agencies, including technologically, to enable Member States to easily adapt to evolving nature of threats being faced, particularly the use of evolving technologies such as drones, Artificial Intelligence (AI) drones and crypto currencies by the criminal and terrorist groups. The PSC also encouraged enhanced collaboration among the AFRIPOL, CISSA, AUCTC, INTERPOL and UNODC, as well as national, regional and international institutions with similar mandates. #AUPSC #INTERPOL #AFRIPOL #SilencingTheGuns

#بيان وزارة الشؤون الخارجية 🇩🇿

#الجزائر تشارك في الاجتماع التشاوري السنوي العشرين وتضع الأزمة السودانية على طاولة النقاشات الإفريقية الأممية 🔗aps.dz/monde/afrique/mvlh5ic…

L'#Algérie participe à la 20e réunion consultative annuelle et inscrit la crise soudanaise à l'ordre du jour des discussions entre l'#ONU et l'#Afrique 🔗aps.dz/fr/monde/afrique/mvm6…

#الجزائر تشارك بـ #نيويورك في الندوة المشتركة بين #مجلس_الأمن_الأممي ومجلس السلم والأمن الإفريقي : مكافحة الإرهاب في صدارة الاهتمامات 🔗aps.dz/monde/afrique/mvjxo6i…