Communiqué adopted by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) at its 1024th meeting held at ministerial level on 19 August 2021 on the implementation of peace and security related to Border Governance in Africa.
The OAU, later the AU, adopted, early on, a progressive border agenda that recognized the potential of borders – the potential to contribute to peace, security, integration, and sustainable development across the continent. The OAU/AU adopted a number of legal instruments and frameworks to reverse the mindset which considers borders as instigators of conflict rather than as opportunities for cooperation and integration. In 2007, the positive perception of borders was crystalized with the adoption of the African Union Border Programme (AUBP). The Programme’s establishment signalled a paradigm shift towards an understanding of Africa’s inter-state borders as assets for anchoring public policies at continental, regional and national levels.
12 May 2022
14th Declaration of Specialized Technical Committee on Defense, Safety and Security
21 August 2021
Peace and Security Council (PSC) Communique 1024th Meeting (2021)
Communiqué adopted by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) at its 1024th meeting held at ministerial level on 19 August 2021 on the implementation of peace and security related to Border Governance in Africa.
5 November 2020
13th Declaration of Specialized Technical Committee on Defense, Safety and Security
10 June 2020
Peace and Security Council (PSC) Communique 930th Meeting (2020)
Communique adopted by the Peace and Security Council(PSC) of the African Union(AU) at its 930th meeting held on 11 June 2020, in Commemoration of the Africa Border Day within the framework of the AU master roadmap of practical steps to silence the guns in Africa by the year 2020.
1 February 2020
The African Union Strategy for a Better Integrated Border Governance
The African Union Strategy for a Better Integrated Border Governance, adopted by the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 9-10 February 2020 (Assembly/AU/Decl.754 (XXXIII)). The Continental Strategy is an important milestone in the implementation of the African Union Border Programme (AUBP), in line with existing political and legal instruments adopted by Member States to guide their efforts in the management of border issues. It is designed to use borders as an instrument to promote peace, security and stability; to improve and accelerate integration. The Strategy provides guidelines and recommendations for coordination and cooperation on border policies at the continental, regional and national levels with a focus on enhancing coherence.
19 December 2019
12th Declaration of Specialized Technical Committee on Defense, Safety and Security
Declaration of the 12th Ordinary Meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee on Defense, Safety and Security Cairo, Egypt 19 December 2019
31 May 2018
Peace and Security Council (PSC) Press Statement 777th Meeting Delimitation of Borders
An open session dedicated to the theme: “Delimitation and Demarcation of Boundaries in Africa: The way forward to resolve Inter-State Conflicts in Africa”
5 October 2016
The African Union Border Programme and Measures for its Consolidation
6 June 2015
Peace and Security Council (PSC) Press Statement 603rd Meeting Border Disputes
An open session dedicated to the theme: Prevention and settlement of Border Disputes in Africa.
26 June 2014
AU Convention on Cross Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention)
The principle and instrument of cross border cooperation are defined by the AU Convention on Cross Border Cooperation, (Niamey Convention), adopted in 2014 at the 23rd Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. The Niamey Convention constitutes the first continental legal framework for cross-border cooperation, making it possible to accelerate the process of regional and continental integration and to resolve border disputes peacefully.
16 May 2012
Third AUBP Ministerial Declarations
3rd Conference of African Ministers in charge of border issues Niamey, Niger 17 May 2012
25 March 2010
Declaration on the African Union Border Programme and the Modalities for the Pursuit and Acceleration of its Implementation
2nd Conference of African Ministers in Charge of Border Issues in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 22 – 25 March 2010
7 June 2007
Declaration on the African Union Border Programme and its Implementation Modalities
The Declarations of the African Union Border Programme and its implementation modalities, adopted by the Conference of African Ministers in Charge of Border Issues on 07 June 2007 in Addis Ababa to prevent conflict and Promote integration.
1 July 1986
The principle of negotiated settlement of border disputes
The principle of negotiated settlement of border disputes is provided for in Resolution CM/Res.1069 (XLIV) on peace and security in Africa, adopted by the 44th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the OAU, held in Addis Ababa, in July 1986, as well as in the relevant provisions of the Protocol relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union.
20 July 1964
The principle of the respect of borders existing upon achievement of national independence
The principle of the respect of borders existing upon achievement of national independence is enshrined in the Charter of the OAU, Resolution AHG/Res. 16(I) on Border Disputes between African States, adopted by the ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, held in Cairo, Egypt, in July 1964, and article 4(b) of the Constitutive Act of the AU (2002).
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