Mediation & Dialogue
The Mediation and Dialogue Division (MDD) is located within the Conflict Management Directorate of (CMD) of the Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Department (PAPS). Its primary mandate is to spearhead the design and implementation of preventive diplomacy, mediation and dialogue strategies and operational plans for the AU Commission. This is premised on the 665th meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union which requires the Division to provide relevant technical support to African mediation efforts on different levels, including through the Panel of the Wise and its subsidiary mechanisms.
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Recent Submissions
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13th High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace and Security in Africa, 21 - 23 October 2022, Windhoek, Namibia.
(2022-10)The Retreat provided participants with an opportunity to reflect on current AU-led or supported mediation and peace processes, including progress made in the implementation of peace agreements in various contexts where ... -
Press Release: The African Union Launches the African Union Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (AU-MVCM), 29 December 2022, Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
(2022-12-29)The launch of the African Union Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (AU-MVCM) is consistent with Article 11, Monitoring, Verification, and Compliance of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) ... -
Press Release of the 2nd Senior Commanders Meeting Between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on the Implementation of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) Held on 22 December 2022, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2022-12-22)The meeting finalised the Term of Reference (ToR) of the Joint Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mechanism (JMVCM). The meeting also discussed the implementation of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration ... -
Communiqué of the Inaugural Joint Retreat of the African Peer Review (APR) Panel of Eminent Persons and the African Union (AU) Panel of the Wise, 13 November 2022, eThekwini, Republic of South Africa.
(2022-11-13)The Joint Retreat agreed as follows: a) The APRM Continental Secretariat and the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the AU Commission to facilitate the collaboration including the development of modalities ... -
Press Release on the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement Between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF), 2 November 2022, Pretoria, south Africa.
(2022-11-02)The African Union (AU) High Representative for the Horn of Africa, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, together with the other members of the High-Level Panel for the AU-led Ethiopian ... -
Press Release of the 7th Retreat of the Pan-African Network of the Wise (PanWise) Held on 20th and 21st October 2022, Windhoek, Namibia.
(2022-10-21)PanWise decides to convene a dedicated session to strategically reflect on the threats to governance, peace and security in order to develop context-specific recommendations for the consideration of the AU Assembly of Heads ... -
Lessons Learned About Mediation
(2013)Whether we succeed or not In any particular endeavor there are always lessons to to learn. As matter of fact you probably learn more lessons when you fail than when when you succeed. We have to look at the root causes those ... -
Border Disputes & Mediation
(2013)The bulk of conflicts in Africa are interstates and that doesn't necessarily involve borders because it's interstate, but you do have instances where borders have been badly demarcated, where you have new countries, which ... -
Voices from the Field: The Role of Civil Society in Mediation
(2013)The rise of civil society and the spotlight now shimmering over all of us, rulers and ruled governments, and people, basically private sector public sector etc. Really, helping a lot to improve these position of governance ... -
The Role of Regional Economic Communities in Mediation
(2013)The Regional Economic Communities are an integral part of the African Union. I think we act primarily through the member states they are the ones, we implement our programs, but we also act through the regional economy ... -
Mediating Election Related Disputes
(2013)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ... -
The Next Generation
(2013)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ... -
The Other Half: Women in Mediation
(2013)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ... -
Peace & Justice in Mediation: The Meaning of Peace & Justice
(2013)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ... -
Communiqué of the 10th Meeting of the Panel of the Wise Held on 12 May 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(2011-05-12)The meeting reviewed and adopted the report of the Panel of the Wise on “Non-Impunity, Justice and National Reconciliation”, elaborated by the Panel as part of its thematic reflections on issues relevant to conflict ... -
Who Should be There?: Inclusivity in Mediation
(2013)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ... -
Confidentiality in Mediation
(2011)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ... -
What is the Meaning of Impartiality? (Fifty Fifty?: Impartiality)
(2011)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ... -
The African Way in Mediation
(2011)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ... -
Mediating in Africa: Interviews with Experts
(2011)As part of African Union mediation support capacity project, CMI presents fifteen videos on different aspects of peace mediation. In each of these fifteen videos, the spotlight is on regional experts, from professors to ...
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