14 – 16 January 2014 ABUJA, Nigeria – The CLEEN Foundation organised a three-day regional conference on Conflict and Security Governance in West Africa. The high profile conference, which took place on 14 – 16 January 2014 in Abuja, Nigeria,…
Tribute to Nelson Mandela
ACCRA, Ghana – As the world prepares to lay former South African President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela to rest, the African Security Sector Network (ASSN) wishes to express its deepest sadness at his passing. Nelson Mandela was a champion of Security…
Workshop on Draft Operational Guidance Notes for AU SSR Policy Framework
25 – 28 November 2013 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – In the final week of November 2013, the African Union Commission held a consultation workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to validate three Operational Guidance Notes (OGNs) that will be used in…
Symposium on Rising Insecurity in North Eastern Nigeria
23 October 2013 ABUJA, Nigeria – On 23 October 2013, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) marked AU Democracy Day with a symposium on rising insecurity in North Eastern Nigeria.
Regional Experts attend Executive Course on Gender and Security in Malawi
15 September 2013 LILONGWE, Malawi – The South African Defence and Security Management Network (SADSEM) and the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) jointly organised an executive course on ‘Gender and Security‘ in Lilongwe, Malawi. The objectives…
Consultative Meetings with Ghana Prison and Immigration Services
August / September 2013 Accra, Ghana – The NGO WIPSEN-Africa organised two separate consultative meetings onMainstreaming Gender in the Security Sector with the Ghana Prison Service and the Ghana Immigration Service in Accra, Ghana on 30 August and 10 September,…
Remembering Len le Roux
03 September 2013 ACCRA, Ghana – It is with immense sadness that the African Security Sector (ASSN) received news of the passing last weekend of one of its founding members, Len le Roux. Len was a retired Major General of…
Zimbabwean Academics Visit ASSN Secretariat
3 June 2013 ACCRA, Ghana – A team of eight Zimbabwean university lecturers visited the ASSN Secretariat in Accra on June 3, 2013. The lecturers were hosted by ASSN Interim Executive Secretary Eboe Hutchful and Maj Gen (Rtd) Nii Carl…