The African Security Sector Network (ASSN) is a pan-African network of experts and organisations working in the area of Security Sector Reform (SSR). Founded in 2003, the network is headquartered in Accra, Ghana, with regional hubs in Juba, Nairobi and Johannesburg, and a smaller office attached to the African Union in Addis Ababa.
The ASSN exists to facilitate progress towards the achievement of effective and democratically governed security sectors across Africa. It pursues this mission by working to strengthen the capacities of African governments, national security institutions, parliaments, intergovernmental organisations and civil society groups to undertake and own SSR programmes. The organisation also strives to expand the concept of African SSR through sustained research, publication and training.
Our Hubs in Africa
The ASSN has worked on Security Sector Reform and Governance projects in many parts of Africa and beyond. ASSN conducts its programmes in partnership with its regional affiliates, national governments, parliaments, civil society organisations, security experts, regional blocs, international organisations and other partners
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A Long and Undeclared Pattern of Behavior: Is Algeria Next?
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ASSN Participates in Inaugural Meeting of the AU Steering Committee on SSR
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ASSN and CORDAID Organize Two Workshops to Discuss the Role of Civil Society to Security Reforms
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Senghor University Opens Registrations for Free Online Peace and Security Course
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Mission Report: The LASPAD Restitution Workshop
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A Tribute to General Lamine Cissé: An Officer and a Gentleman
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ASSN Launches 2019 – 2022 Strategy
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Note d’analyse sur la situation politique et sécuritaire de la Côte d’Ivoire (Janvier 2019)
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ASSN Hosts Influencing Workshop in Collaboration with the AU and Oxfam Novib
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Is the Chinese ” Belt and Road ” Initiative, a Catalyst for African Regional Economic Integration?
ASSN Publications
ASSN News
- A Long and Undeclared Pattern of Behavior: Is Algeria Next?
- ASSN Participates in Inaugural Meeting of the AU Steering Committee on SSR
- ASSN and CORDAID Organize Two Workshops to Discuss the Role of Civil Society to Security Reforms
- Senghor University Opens Registrations for Free Online Peace and Security Course
- Mission Report: The LASPAD Restitution Workshop