31 May 2013 ACCRA, Ghana – The ASSN and the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) jointly hosted the Fifth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association for Security Sector Reform Education and Training (ASSET) in Accra, Ghana.
ASSN, UNOPS Sign Agreement to Support African Union SSR Capacity
7 April 2013 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The African Security Sector Network (ASSN) has signed a Grant Support Agreement with the UN Office of Project Services (UNOPS) to develop a number of guidance tools and other instruments that will support…
African Leadership Centre Introduces New Academic Programmes
21 March 2013 NAIROBI, Kenya – The African Leadership Centre has announced two new masters programmes to be offered from the 2013-2014 academic year. These are an MSc in Leadership and Development and an MSc in Security, Leadership and Society.…
ASSN and DCAF Parliamentary Workshop in Liberia
23 February 2013 MONROVIA, Liberia – Following a request from the Committee on National Defence in the Liberian House of Representatives, seeking assistance in enhancing the parliamentary oversight capacity of the security-relevant committees in the House, the African Security Sector…
ASSN Inaugurates New Interim Executive Committee
1 February 2013 ACCRA, Ghana – The African Security Sector Network (ASSN) has unveiled a new interim executive committee, chaired by Boubacar N’Diaye from Mauritania. The team will stay in place pending the election of a substantive executive committee by…
African Union Rolls Out SSR Capacity-Building Programme
12-18 January 2013 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The African Union (AU) has unveiled a multi-year programme to build its Security Sector Reform (SSR) capacity. The programme, themed ‘Building African Union Capacities in Security Sector Reform (SSR): A joint United Nations-European…
Southern Africa Launches Revised Strategic Plan on Defence and Security
20 November 2012 ARUSHA, Tanzania – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has launched a revised Strategic Indicative Plan for its Organ on Politics, Defence and Security (SIPO). The revised SIPO – christened SIPO II – was launched on 20…
SADSEM Secretariat Relocation and Security Sector Governance Course in Malawi
1 November 2012 LILONGWE, Malawi – The Southern African Defence and Security Management Network (SADSEM) has relocated its secretariat to Mzuzu University in Malawi, moving from its base at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, where it…