🙌 The AU-COMESA Short-Term Observers (STOs) for #Zambia’s 13 August 2026 General Elections have returned from their deployment provinces after completing their observation activities. The Mission, led by H.E. former PM of #Ethiopia, @HMDessalegn, and deputised by Amb. Marie-Pierre Lloyd of #Seychelles, comprised 93 observers drawn from AU-accredited ambassadors, election management bodies, civil society, youth organisations, and experts in elections, human rights, gender and media. The observers represented 29 countries across Africa, reflecting the broad regional participation in the Mission. #ZambiaVotes2026

Today, @AUC_PAPS is convening a pivotal 3-day Technical Consultative Meeting with RECs and technical experts to review two landmark instruments: the Draft AU Policy Framework on Women's Equal Participation in Mediation and Peace Processes and the Draft Principles on the Integration of Women in Mediation, a critical step toward institutionalizing women's meaningful and influential participation across #AU peace processes. In their opening remarks, Amb. @madutdet, Head of the Mediation and Dialogue Division and Ms. @mpoumoudoris, Special Representative of the @UN Women Liaison Office to the AU and UNECA, underscored the need to move from dialogue to decisive implementation. To achieve this, the meeting will pursue four interconnected objectives: (i) to address and dismantle structural barriers by providing targeted, substantive feedback that breaks systemic exclusion; (ii), to amplify proven practice by showcasing successful integration of women in mediation from RECs, @FemWiseAfrica, and experts across local, national, and regional levels; (iii) to enforce accountability by proposing practical and implementable measures including binding quotas and gender-sensitive capacity building that make inclusion mandatory, not optional; and (iv), to forge AU-RECs consensus that transforms shared commitments into action-oriented recommendations, ensuring these documents become operational, not aspirational. #WomenPeaceSecurity #UNSCR1325 #WomeninMediation

🚀 Technical Meeting on the development of a Continental Early Warning Indicator Repository— A major milestone in revitalizing #CEWS and strengthening our collective commitment to conflict prevention across #Africa. 🗓️23-29 Nov 📍#Kigali 🇷🇼 #CEWSReview2025 #RevitalizingCEWS drive.google.com/drive/folde…

Arrival Statement: Joint @_AfricanUnion and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (@COMESA_HQ ) Election Observation Mission to the 27 September 2025 General Elections in The Republic of Seychelles 🇸🇨 🔗 peaceau.org/en/article/arriv…