Projects by ASSN

Security Sector Governance in Africa

This project seeks to launch an African Research and Documentation Project on Security Sector Governance (SSG), which will serve not only to advance our knowledge of the dynamics of this sector, but also provide a basis for policy and other forms of advocacy. Its objectives are essentially two: first, to bridge the existing gap in the literature on the security sector by initiating documentation and analysis of security sector governance mechanisms in Africa; and second, establish an African network (under the GFN-SSR) of scholars, security sector practitioners and civil society activists to monitor SSG mechanisms in respective African countries and regions, disseminate ‘best practices’ based on African as well as international (and particularly Southern) experiences, and otherwise work to transform the structure and quality of security sector governance in Africa - More details»»

West Africa SST Network: Sub-regional Plan and Programme Framework

The overall goal of the West Africa programme is to complement ongoing activities aimed at promoting regional security within ECOWAS, including contributions to particularly SST processes in particular countries. More details»»

Building a Network in the Horn of Africa

Progress Report on Regional SSR Strategy Development in the Horn of Africa

The Center for Policy Research & Dialogue/CPRD/ with the active support of the African Security Sector Network/ASSN/ has been involved in the process of designing an SSR strategy for the Horn of Africa. The preparation of the Horn of African regional Strategy has been finalized and will be made public after consultations with external reviewers. The process has passed through different phases. Access full report

Facilitating a Defence Review Initiative in Southern Sudan

Defense White Paper Workshop Juba, South Sudan September 3-7 2007

Background

The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) fought against the National Congress Party (NCP) dominated government of Sudan as a liberation movement led by Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) for self determination of Southern Sudan. It was a guerrilla army that fought a bitter and bloody war for over 22 years to achieve its military and political objectives. As a result of the armed struggle, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed between the two fighting parties on 9 January, 2005. The CPA envisioned a peace agreement that could be the basis for the social, political and economic transformation of the Sudan and for a durable peace. Access full report

Support to the Guyana SSR Project

In 2006 the ASSN was invited by DFID Caribbean (representing the UK Government) to form a technical team to advise the Government of Guyana on a Security Sector Reform (SSR) Implementation Strategy. The team was headed by Professor Eboe Hutchful, chair of the ASSN, and included Jonathan Sandy (formerly of the Office of National Security in Sierra Leone), Andre Coetzee (a policing expert from South Africa) and two colleagues from the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies in New Delhi, Mallika Joseph and Lt-General (rtd) Patankar. The task commissioned to the team consisted in drafting an implementation strategy from recommendations emanating from previous local and external studies and reports on the Guyanese security sector stretching back almost a decade. More details»»

Support to the OECD process of developing a Handbook in SSR

The OECD's Development Assistance Committee work on establishing an overarching policy framework for security system reform is widely recognized as the international point of reference in this field and in particular, the DAC Guidelines on Security System Reform and Governance agreed by Development Ministers and Agency Heads in 2004, continues to be used by development agencies in formulating their policy to support engagement in SSR activities. More details>>>>

SSR Provisions in Peace Agreements More details»»

SADSEM Programme on Security Sector Governance

Building a Network in Eastern Africa and Great Lakes