About Us: Methodology
To achieve our mission objective, Pax Africa will provide expertise that helps to generate political consensus and common African positions; facilitate the development of policies and operational guidelines, including standards, benchmarks and indicators to measure performance; advise on the establishment of appropriate institutional frameworks; coordinate activities between various actors; and build the capacity of key actors to effectively implement multi-year processes and program activities that deal with various aspects of the agenda which have emerged at the continental, regional, and national levels.
About Us: Approach
Pax Africa’s approach is two-pronged. Firstly, we engage with policy makers and other stakeholders in support of policy development and implementation. This involves research, consultations, briefings, advocacy and consensus-building activities.
Secondly, we engage with civil society actors, international partners and others in outreach activities designed to increase awareness of Africa’s peace and security agenda (APSA), enhance stakeholder participation in the implementation of the APSA and ensure that international support is aligned to Africa’s vision and needs.
About Us: Areas of Work
Pax Africa’s priority areas of focus for policy facilitation and outreach activities are:
- Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD)
- Exploitation and Management of Natural Resources (EMNR)
- Children Affected by Conflict
- Security Sector Transformation
- Gender Mainstreaming of Peace and Security Processes
- Operationalisation of the African Peace and Security Architecture, especially the African Standby Force (ASF)
- Outreach and capacity building
About Us: Past Achievements
For the past six years, the team at Pax Africa has worked closely with key African policy makers and serviced the AU Peace and Security Department (PSD), NEPAD Secretariat, regional economic communities (RECs) lead African nations, and Africa’s development partners, including the G-8 Member States, the African Partnership Forum (APF) and the European Union. Pax Africa’s support has taken four forms, i) working closely with African multilateral institutions and global partners in the development of the African Peace and Security Agenda (APSA), ii) assisting in the development and harmonisation of the policies, strategies, legislation and processes, from the national to continental level, relating to the prevention of conflict on the continent, iii) supporting the development and implementation of peace and security policies, and iv) collaborating with and strengthening the capacity of African civil society organizations, parliaments, private sector and faith-based organizations in creating awareness of the AU-NEPAD processes.
During those six years, key outputs included:
a) the facilitation of consultations on peace and security between actors within the continent (including the AU PSD, NEPAD Secretariat, representatives of RECs, Departments of Defence, Departments of Foreign Affairs, and civil society) as well as international partners;
b) the facilitation of brainstorming sessions of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) on critical areas of the APSA;
c) political consensus-building to develop common positions on various aspects of the APSA;
d) regular briefings with various governmental and non-governmental actors involved in the development of APSA;
e) regular policy fora and publication of a quarterly newsletter on peace and security to disseminate information on continental peace and security priorities;
f) background research and analysis on key peace and security issues such as the exploitation and management of natural resources and the integration of NEPAD into AU structures;
g) generation of base documents and subsequent drafts of policies, including:
- Draft NEPAD Initial Action Plan on Peace and Security that formed the basis of the G8 Africa Action Plan;
- Draft Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the AU;
- Draft Framework Document for the Establishment of the African Standby Force;
- Draft Common African Defence and Security Policy,
- Draft AU Policy on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD).