Dr Vasu Gounden serves as resource person at the AU Consultative Forum on APSA
13 Oct 2026
Strengthening the Functional Performance of the African Union’s Peace and Security Architecture
Strengthening the Functional Performance of the African Union’s Peace and Security Architecture
Strengthening Electoral Governance and Conflict Prevention
The ARF is set to be renamed the SADPA, and become a fully-fledged development agency, separating the agency and DIRCO
Panellists brought critical dialogue and bold perspectives to the inaugural OWL/AMP Student Debate Series held at UKZN’s Howard College Theatre
Senior diplomats and regional experts and international practitioners gather in Durban for a three-day closed strategic consultation on the deepening crises in Sudan and South Sudan.
Senior African policy actors, development partners and multilateral institutions convene in Mombasa to advance integrated approaches to peace, security and development.
Addressing a foundational challenge at the heart of Africa’s digital transformation
Securitisation of the health agenda has practical consequences. It enables a dramatic expansion of state power over populations by collapsing health safety into national security
At the centre of the coalition turmoil lies a broader challenge of the perception that the ANC failed to consult its partners and took unilateral decisions
Regional political actors meet to discuss issues relating to governance, early warning, and democracy in Southern Africa.