Peace and Security Council
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The Peace and Security Council is the organ of the African Union
in charge of enforcing union decisions. It is patterned somewhat after the United Nations Security Council
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Members are elected by the Assembly of the African Union so as to reflect regional balance within Africa, as well as a variety of other criteria, including capacity to contribute militarily and financially to the union, political will to do so, and effective diplomatic presence at Addis Ababa
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The council is composed of fifteen countries, of which five are elected to three-year terms, and ten to two-year terms. Countries are immediately re-eligible upon the expiration of their terms.
The African Standby Force
is an associated military programme.
The other ten members of the African Union Peace and Security Council were elected for a term of two years, as from 1st April 2010 They are:.
African Union
The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
in charge of enforcing union decisions. It is patterned somewhat after the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
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Members are elected by the Assembly of the African Union so as to reflect regional balance within Africa, as well as a variety of other criteria, including capacity to contribute militarily and financially to the union, political will to do so, and effective diplomatic presence at Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
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The council is composed of fifteen countries, of which five are elected to three-year terms, and ten to two-year terms. Countries are immediately re-eligible upon the expiration of their terms.
The African Standby Force
African Standby Force
The African Standby Force is intended to be an international, continental African military force, with both a civilian and police component, under the direction of the African Union. It is to be deployed in times of crisis in Africa...
is an associated military programme.
Members
The five countries elected to serve for a period of three years as from March 2010 are:- Southern Africa: Republic of Zimbabwe (3 years)
- East Africa: Republic of Kenya (3 years)
- Central Africa: Republic of Equatorial Guinea (3 years)
- West Africa: Federal Republic of Nigeria
- North Africa: LibyaLibyaLibya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
(3 years)
The other ten members of the African Union Peace and Security Council were elected for a term of two years, as from 1st April 2010 They are:.
- Southern Africa: Republic of Namibia
- Southern Africa: Republic of South Africa
- East Africa: Republic of Djibouti
- East Africa: Republic of Rwanda
- Central Africa: Republic of Burundi
- Central Africa: Republic of Chad
- West Africa: Republic of BeninRepublic of BeninThe short-lived Republic of Benin, in Nigeria's coastal Bight of Benin, was named after its capital Benin City. It was known as Mid-Western state in Nigeria until August 1967 when it was occupied by Biafra as its forces advanced towards Lagos...
- West Africa: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
- West Africa: Republic of Mali
- North Africa: Republic of MauritaniaMauritaniaMauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...