In this episode, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security HE Ambassador Bankole Adeoye shares his vision for a more peaceful and secure Africa.

The uptick in armed conflicts across Africa in recent years has challenged peacebuilding efforts and upset a trajectory towards continental stability. From the ongoing conflicts in the Sahel and Sudan, a return to violence in eastern DRC and recent rising tensions in South Sudan, the African Union's Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) department is being called upon to uphold its mandate to prevent, resolve and manage conflict and crises across the continent.

In this episode, HE Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, who has recently been re-elected for his second and final term as the African Union's commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, discusses the AU's goal of silencing the guns by 2030, the evolution of peacekeeping, and his vision for a more peaceful and secure Africa.

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