Borders are, in the spirit of AUBP, understood as instruments to promote peace, security, stability and as zones of facilitation of regional integration and sustainable development. They are nodes which connect States’ public action in the security, economic, commercial, infrastructural, environmental, and social affairs sectors.
The Constitutive Act of the African Union and Agenda 2063 form the bedrock our commitment to the vision of a peaceful, integrated, prosperous Africa.
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The African Union, Regional Economic Communities and AU Member States work in close collaboration and coordination to support the vision of a “united and integrated Africa with peaceful, open and prosperous borders”. We survey border lines, and construct border pillars, sensitize border communities to ensure boundaries are visible and effectively managed. We strengthen institutions and joint mechanisms so that they have the skills and competences to better define and govern their borders and to foster cross-border cooperation between AU Member States, regions, municipalities and local communities. The AUBP is implemented on several levels: national, regional and continental. The responsibility of each of these levels is determined on the basis of the principles of subsidiarity and complementarity and the respect of the sovereignty of States.
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The African Union Border Programme was established in 2007 as part of African Union’s efforts to strengthen the structural conflict prevention efforts of its Member States. The AUBP promotes a new form of pragmatic border governance, aimed at fostering peace, security, and stability, but also to facilitate the integration process and sustainable development in Africa. Consequently, the Programme supports African Union Members States with regards to the delimitation and demarcation of their inter-state borders, promotion of cross-border cooperation, and capacity building. In addition, the AUBP offers a platform for the negotiated resolution of border disputes and the promotion of regional and continental integration through cross border cooperation.
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The African Union Border Programme was established in 2007as part of African Union’s efforts to strengthen the structural conflict prevention capacities of its Member States. The main objective of the AUBP is the promotion of peace, security and stability through: delimitation and demarcation of borders, cross-border cooperation, and capacity building. The African Union Border Programme offers a platform for the negotiated resolution of border disputes and the promotion of regional and continental integration through cross border cooperation.
The OAU/AU recognized the potential of borders early on, and adopted legal instruments to promote them as opportunities for cooperation and integration, rather than as instigators of conflict. The 2007 African Union Border Programme (AUBP) established a paradigm shift towards viewing Africa's inter-state borders as assets for anchoring public policies at different levels.
The African Union Border Programme aims at enhancing the skills and competences of AU Member States in various border governance areas. Its mission is to enable the African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and Member States (MSs) to access necessary information, knowledge, skills, and competences for effective implementation of the AU Border Programme and Border Governance Strategies at different levels (continental, regional, national, local). This entails envisioning a continent with well-informed border management decision makers, technicians, and practitioners possessing theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as organizational and operational skills in different domains of border governance.
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