Spotlight 18/21: The AU as a Peacebuilder in The Gambia. Why pragmatic peacebuilding is good, but not enough | Footnotes

    by Sophia Birchinger | To the Publication

    1 Mutangadura, Chido (2019): Will The Gambia be a turning point for AU peace efforts? Institute for Peace and Security Studies (ISS). Pretoria, South Africa. Available at https://issafrica.org/iss-today/will-the-gambia-be-a-turning-point-for-au-peace-efforts, 09-01-2020.

    2 Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) (2017): APSA Impact Report 2016. Available at http://ipss-addis.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/APSA-Impact-Report-2016.pdf, 04-08-2020.

    3 AU PSD: PCRD Policy. Available at https://peaceau.org/uploads/pcrd-policy-framwowork-eng.pdf , 11-30-2020.

    4 AU PSD: PCRD Policy. Available at https://peaceau.org/uploads/pcrd-policy-framwowork-eng.pdf , 11-30-2020.

    5 AU PSD: AU Liaison Offices. Available at www.peaceau.org/en/page/103-liaison-offices, 09-20-2020.

    6 Interview, 09 March 2021.

    7 AU PSC (2017): Communiqué of the 694th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council. PSC/PR/COMM (CDCXCIV). Available at https://www.peaceau.org/uploads/psc.694.press-statement-gambia.pcrd.15.06.2017.pdf, 11-21-2020.

    8 Interview, 15 March 2021.

    9 Moe, Louise Wiuff; Stepputat, Finn (2018): Introduction: Peacebuilding in an era of pragmatism. In: International Affairs 94 (2), pp. 293–299. DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiy035.

    10 De Carvalho, Gustavo; Mutangadura, Chido; Yohannes, Dawit (11 November 2021): After 15 years, the AU should revamp its peacebuilding approach. Institute for Peace and Security Studies (ISS). Pretoria, South Africa. Available at: After 15 years, the AU should revamp its peacebuilding approach - ISS Africa,11- 20-2021.

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