Algeria to chair the African Union's Peace and Security Council in August
Algiers, August 24 (KUNA) -- Algeria announced on Friday that it will assume the rotating presidency of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) starting August 1, in line with its continental commitments and its ongoing efforts to defend the principles and objectives of the African Union.
In a statement, the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Algeria has prepared a practical program for its presidency of the Council during August, reflecting the continent’s priorities in the fields of peace and security and addressing the security, political, and humanitarian challenges facing Africa through a series of institutional meetings, consultations, and field missions.
The ministry added that the Council will commence its work with a general debate on education in the context of conflicts, underscoring the importance of protecting the right to education as a fundamental pillar for building sustainable peace.
It further explained that the Council will also hold two meetings to monitor developments in the Sahel region and in South Sudan, as part of efforts to monitor flashpoints and crises, support initiatives aimed at consolidating stability, and encourage peaceful solutions to conflicts.
The program includes three institutional consultations between the Peace and Security Council and several African bodies, including the African Parliament, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the African Governance Architecture, and the African Peace and Security Architecture, with the aim of enhancing coordination and integration among the components of the continent’s peace and security system.
The ministry noted that the program also features a meeting on the flagship continental initiative under the African Union’s Agenda 2063, “Silencing the Guns in Africa,” to assess the level of implementation of the relevant roadmap, review progress made, and examine existing challenges.
This will be accompanied by a coordination meeting involving the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre, the African Union Police Cooperation Mechanism, the African Intelligence and Security Committee, and the African Peer Review Mechanism, to strengthen the continental early warning system.
The Council will also consider the continental threat assessment tool and risk mapping in Africa, proposed by Algeria during its presidency of the Council in August 2025, as well as organize the quarterly briefing of the three African Union member states serving on the UN Security Council before the Peace and Security Council. This aims to accelerate the implementation of outcomes from the high-level seminar on peace and security in Africa (the Oran Track) and enhance the coordination of African positions within the United Nations.
Algeria also plans to organize a field mission by the Council to Sudan to monitor political developments and strengthen the Council’s engagement in efforts to support peace and stability in Sudan.
Algeria emphasized that its presidency of the African Union Peace and Security Council represents an opportunity to enhance the Council’s role and effectiveness in confronting the challenges facing the continent, through a proactive approach based on conflict prevention, linking early warning with rapid response, and supporting mediation efforts and peaceful solutions.
Algeria reaffirmed its commitment to the principle of “African solutions to African problems” and to strengthening joint African action, which contributes to consolidating peace, security, and stability and achieving the objectives of the African Union’s Agenda 2063. (End) M.R. / H.M.F.
