From May 29 to July 11, ASSN Chair, Prof Boubacar N’Diaye, took part in an SSR related UN mission to Burkina Faso. The objective of the mission was to clarify the Burkinabé authorities’ understanding and vision of SSR and assess…
ASSN EXCO Members CO-Author Article on Hybrid Security Governance
Three members of the ASSN Executive Committee (ExCo), Niagale Bagayoko, Eboe Hutchful and Robin Luckham have co-authored an article titled Hybrid Security Governance in Africa: rethinking the foundations of security, justice and legitimate public authority. The article has recently been…
Learning Lab on ‘Improving Security Sector Governance in Africa’
The African Security Sector Network (ASSN) and the Geneva Democratic Centre for the Control on Armed Forces (DCAF) with funding support fromthe Open Society Foundation (OSF) organised a workshop in Dakar(Sénégal) from 26 – 27 April 2016.The workshop was themed, “Improving…
HSG 2016 Hargeisa Workshop Report
MIDTERM REVIEW WORKSHOP From June 6-8, 2016, members of the “Hybrid Security Governance in Africa Programme” research team met in Hargeisa (Somaliland) for the Project’s Midterm Review Workshop organised by the African Security Sector Network (ASSN) and the Academy for…
Workshop on Security Sector Reform for South Sudan
The South Sudan Action network on Small Arms (SSANSA) with support from PAX, CORDAID and the Africa Security Sector Network (ASSN) convened a three day training on Security Sector Reform (SSR) for civil society representatives in South Sudan. The workshop…
OGN Validation Workshop
From 09 – 11 November 2015, the African Union’s Defence and Security Division in collaboration with the African Security Sector Network (ASSN) held a validation workshop for the technical tools produced for the operationalization of the AU Policy Framework on…
Women In Mine Action in Mali
In Mali, women are occupying key positions in Mine Action, in different areas of work, such as weapons and ammunition stockpile management, risk education and management. Designed for the International Women’s Day 2016, this video highlights the importance of involving…
ZPSP: Building Change through Dialogue
Global development agendas increasingly accept the need for tackling security and justice reforms. Yet, security and justice provision are at the core of how a State defines its relation with its citizens. How to bring about change in contexts hostile…