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Peace & Security Department; African Union Commission (AUC)

The Peace and Security Department (PSD) of the Commission of the African Union (AU) provides support to efforts aimed at promoting peace, security and stability on the continent. PSD also supports the Peace and Security Council in carrying out its responsibilities as provided for under the protocol relating to the establishment of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC). PSD consists of five divisions: Defense & Security; Peace Support Operations / ASF CPE; Peace & Security Council; Crisis Management & Post Conflict Reconstruction; and Conflict Prevention & Early Warning Division.

www.au.int

Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations (AACCSA)

The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (AACCSA) is a voluntary membership based organization established to promote trade and industry, disseminate business information, consulting government and members on economic development and business issues, advocating members on issues that hinder business and investment, establishing friendly relationship with similar chambers in other countries, and exchanging information as well as engaging in arbitration in times of disputes among members.

www.addischamber.com

British Peace Support Team (East Africa) (BPST(EA))

In 2015 the Kenyan and British Governments signed a Security Compact agreeing to establish a Counter-IED Wing to address the increasing terrorist-led IED threat both in Kenya and in Somalia. Based in Kenya the C-IED Wing would deliver capability and capacity to the regions’ organisations and was to further the training already taking place in Kenya which had been funded and delivered by the UK through the British Peace Support Team (Eastern Africa), BPST(EA). Thus creating, highly trained, skilled and motivated Commanders and C-IED operators, capable of working to the highest standards of safety and interoperability in both homeland and international peace support operations.

Committee of Intelligence & Security Service of Africa (CISSA); African Union Commission (AUC)

CISSA was established on 26 August 2004 in Abuja, Nigeria by Heads of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa. CISSA’s raison d’etre is to assist the African Union and all its institutions to effectively address the seemingly intractable security challenges confronting Africa. It was also conceived as mechanism of dialogue, study, analysis, consulting, concerting, and adopting common strategies towards common security challenges among Intelligence and Security Organisations of Africa.

cissaau.org

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) is a dynamic operational headquarters, effectively countering violent extremist organizations in East Africa. CJTF-HOA leverages the flexibility of its strategic location as a critical power projection platform and works with partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort. CJTF-HOA's operations prevent violent extremist organizations from threatening America, ensuring the protection of the homeland, American citizens, and American interests.

Through unified action with U.S. and international partners in East Africa, CJTF-HOA conducts security force assistance, executes military engagement, provides force protection, and provides military support to regional counter-violent extremist organization operations in order to support aligned regional efforts, ensure regional access and freedom of movement, and protect U.S. interests. Be prepared to execute and/or provide support to crisis response and limited contingency operations in order to protect U.S. military, diplomatic and civilian personnel, facilities and interests.

www.hoa.africom.mil

COMESA Secretariat

COMESA’s peace and security programs are anchored in Article 3 of the COMESA Treaty which recognizes the importance of peace and security programs in achieving and realizing regional development and integration. The process of establishing the formal structures to address peace and security issues in the region began in 1999, and up to date COMESA has curved its niche around economic and other structural causes of conflict, through programs including: 1) the establishment of a Conflict Early Warning System (COMWARN) - a regional conflict early warning system specialising in analyzing and highlighting the structural and dynamic factors that continue to influence conflicts in the region; 2) Maritime Security Program; 3) Democratic Governance Program; and 4) Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Program.

www.comesa.int

Cranfield University

Cranfield is one of the world's leading universities for defence and security education, research and consultancy. An academic provider to the British government, our staff and secure facilities are at the forefront of their fields.

www.cranfield.ac.uk

EASF Secretariat

The Eastern Africa Standby Force is a regional organization whose mandate is to enhance peace and security in the Eastern Africa region. It is one of the five regional multidimensional Forces of the African Standby Force (ASF) consisting of Military, Police and Civilian components. EASF was established as a regional mechanism to provide capability for rapid deployment of forces to carry out preventive deployment, rapid intervention, peace support/stability operations and peace enforcement. EASF attained Full Operational Capability in December 2014 and has now moved to the deployment phase, a status that enables it to participate in Peace Support Operations (PSOs) as and when mandated by the African Union.

www.easfcom.org

EU Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR)

EU Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR), Operation Atalanta, was launched in December 2008 by European Union Member States in response to rising levels of piracy off the coast of Somalia. Pirate attacks were costing billions of euros to the global economy and compromising World Food Programme shipments to the famine-ridden country, and whilst attacks are being suppressed, it is assessed that there are still pirates, who given the opportunity, would go out to sea and attack seafarers and their vessels for ransom.

EU NAVFOR has its Operational Headquarters in Northwood, London, and Force Headquarters aboard an EU flagship in the Area of Operations off the coast of Somalia. Warships are deployed to Operation Atalanta by EU Member States on a rotational basis and complemented by EU maritime air patrol assets based out of Djibouti. Nations, for example Serbia and Lithuania, also provide maritime protection teams on a rotational basis; the teams embark vulnerable WFP vessels for six months at a time to ensure that the much-needed humanitarian aid on board arrives safely into port. To date, EU NAVFOR has protected over 400 WFP humanitarian vessels and helped to ensure over 1.2 million tonnes of food-aid reached Somalia.

eunavfor.eu

EUCAP Nestor Somalia

In July 2012, the European Union launched EUCAP Nestor, a civilian maritime capacity building Mission operating in five states across the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean (Djibouti, Somalia, Seychelles, Kenya and Tanzania). Following comprehensive strategic reviews of the Mission in 2015 and 2016, activities in all states except Somalia were phased out and a decision was made to focus the Mission on Somalia only and rename it as “EUCAP Somalia”.

The Mission Headquarters (MHQ) were relocated to Mogadishu in 2015 with the objective of strengthening the maritime security and legal capacity of Somalia to effectively govern its waters and to reinforce their ability to fight piracy. The Mission’s operational activities include supporting the practical implementation of legislation and policy frameworks. This includes training, mentoring, advising and monitoring using embedded experts, and carrying out capacity building activities with Somali judicial and prosecutorial actors responsible for the investigation and prosecution of suspected pirates and their leaders.

www.eucap-nestor.eu

Federal Police Commission; Ethiopia

Through the delivery of a policing service that matches public satisfaction and trust, in line with international standards, the mission of Ethiopia's Federal Police Commission is to contribute to the development and prosperity of the nation by respecting and enforcing respect of the constitution and other laws of the land, preventing crime and criminal threats and ensuring prevalence of peace and security through active participation of the people.

www.federalpolice.gov.et

IGAD Security Sector Program (ISSP)

Launched and operational in October 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the objective and missions of IGAD's ISSP are: contributing to foster peace, security, sustainable development and regional integration in the IGAD region; enhancing the effectiveness of the member states security sector to address common transnational, regional and national security threats; enhance and enable member states' security sector capacity to address common transnational security threats, thus, engendering sustainable economic development; and contribute the prediction, anticipation, prevention, and management of emerging, evolving, and exiting security threats in the IGAD region for sustainable development and economic integration.

www.igadssp.org

INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Kenya

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 190 member countries. Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century.

At the heart of every INTERPOL member country is a National Central Bureau (NCB), linking national police with our global network. Staffed by highly trained police officers, NCBs are the lifeblood of INTERPOL, contributing to our criminal databases and cooperating together on cross-border investigations, operations and arrests.

The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Kenya deals with a number of priority crime areas. These include: Drugs and organized crimes; Financial and high-tech crimes; Motor vehicle theft crimes; Public safety and terrorism; Environmental crime; and Maritime piracy.

www.cid.go.ke

Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre (KAIPTC)

The KAIPTC provides globally-recognised capacity for international actors on African peace and security through training, education and research to foster peace and stability in Africa. KAIPTC is one of three institutions designated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional Centre of Excellence for the delivery of training and research in the areas of conflict prevention, management and peacebuilding. The KAIPTC has to date offered over 230 courses in diverse aspects of peace support operations for over 11,000 military, police and civilian personnel.

www.kaiptc.org

Ministry of Defence; Somalia

The Ministry of Defence is charged with co-ordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Somali Armed Forces. The President of Somalia is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country. The Ministry of Defence provides policy framework and resources to the Armed Forces to discharge their responsibility in the context of the defence of the country. The Armed Forces (including Somali Army, Somali Air Force, and Somali Navy) under the Defence Ministry are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of the nation.

www.mod.gov.so

Ministry of Federal Affairs; Ethiopia

The mission of Ethiopia's Ministry of Federal Affairs is to ensure equitable development in emerging regions through the coordination and integrated effort of federal-regional bodies, to ensure sustainable peace and security for its people by establishing systems for preventing and resolving conflicts and to uphold beliefs, and to serve as a focal point of good federal-regional relation.

www.mofa.gov.et

Ministry of Internal Security; Somalia

The Ministry of Internal Security is spearheading the Federal Government's effort to create lasting peace and stability within Somalia. The Ministry consists of four sub-agencies, namely; Somali Police Force (SPF), NISA (national intelligence & Security Agency), Immigration, and SEMA (Somali Explosive Management Agency).

www.mois.gov.so

National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)

The Academy is an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan organization established to assist government leaders in building more effective, efficient, accountable, and transparent organizations. The Academy’s unique feature is its 800+ Fellows—including former cabinet officers, Members of Congress, governors, as well as prominent scholars, business executives, and public administrators. Our Fellows have a deep understanding of financial management, human resources, technology, and administrative functions at all levels of government, and direct most of Academy's studies. The Academy’s work is directed primarily by Congress or executive branch leadership who are seeking assistance with complex management problems that require the expertise and independence the Academy provides. Leveraging the expertise of their Fellowship, the Academy provides a full range of advisory services to federal departments and agencies with a particular focus on: organizational assessments/strategy development; implementation support and technical assistance; performance measurement systems; and stakeholder outreach/collaboration. The Standing Panel on International Affairs focuses on the National Academy's role in the international community. It considers a broad range of issues, such as: assisting in the development of democratic institutions in transitional democracies throughout the world; addressing public management challenges in developing countries; examining the management of the U.S. government's international activities; and promoting information sharing on promising practices in public management.

www.napawash.org

Nigeria Police Force

The Nigeria Police Service serves to make Nigeria safer and more secure for economic development and growth; to create a safe and secure environment for everyone living in Nigeria. The Service's mission is relaised through; 1) partner with other relevant Security Agencies and the public in gathering, collating and sharing information and intelligence with the intention of ensuring the safety and security of the country; 2) participate in efforts aimed at addressing the root causes of crime while ensuring that any criminal act is investigated so as to bring the criminals to justice in a fair and professional manner; 3) engender an efficient, effective, well-trained and highly motivated workforce, with deliberate efforts aimed at improving the capacity and welfare of all officers and men of the Force; 4) build a people’s friendly Police Force that will respect and uphold the fundamental rights of all citizens; and 5) build a gender sensitive and gender friendly Police Force that will give equal opportunity to female Police Officers.

www.npf.gov.ng

Office of the Prime Minister; Somalia

The Office of the Prime Minster, Somalia Federal Government and the Head Cabinet are responsible for Cabinet Ministries, leading Government policy, economic security, social development, justice, international relations, and good governance.

www.opm.gov.so

Somali Rehabilitation and Development Agency (SORDA)

SORDA is local non-governmental non-political and non-profit organization that engage improvement of livelihoods through promotion of social services, Public Health, Water & Sanitation, Emergency responses, Environment, Human rights, Income generation program and HIV/AIDS prevention awareness, SORDA strives to prevent injustice practices and enhances peace and reconciliation process among Somali communities. SORDA has a strong bias in ensuring environmental protection and resilience of communities. SORDA has good experience and capacity related community development activities and since its establishment, SORDA has implemented different projects Somalia, and particularly most of the projects were implemented in Somalia-Mogadishu, L/Shabelle, M/Shabelle, Galgaduud regions of Somalia in partnership with UN agencies, International NGO’s and Somali Diaspora.

sorda.org

U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Sixth Fleet

U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Sixth Fleet's Africa Engagement Group (N52) plans, coordinates, and conducts maritime operations, exercises, Theater Security Cooperation (TSC), and Security Force Assistance (SFA) activities that reinforce the capability and capacity of African partner forces to maintain safety and security in the maritime domain.

www.c6f.navy.mil

UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)

The mandate of MONUSCO is to protect civilians and consolidate peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation – the United Nations Organization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) – on 1 July 2010. It was done in accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 of 28 May to reflect the new phase reached in the country. The new mission has been authorized to use all necessary means to carry out its mandate relating, among other things, to the protection of civilians, humanitarian personnel and human rights defenders under imminent threat of physical violence and to support the Government of the DRC in its stabilization and peace consolidation efforts.

monusco.unmissions.org

United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)

The United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) was established by UN General Assembly Resolution 64/288 in 2010. The office has three core aims to: (a.) Enhance the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in the area of peace and security; (b.) Provide coordinated and consistent United Nations advice to the African Union on long-term capacity-building and short-term operational support matters; and (c;) Streamline the United Nations presence in Addis Ababa to make it cost-effective and efficient in delivering UN assistance to the AU. UNOAU integrated the three existing offices: DPA Liaison Office, the DPKO AU Peace Support Team and the DFS Planning Team for Somalia to support AMISOM, as well as the support component of the UNAMID Joint Support Coordination Mechanism office in Addis Ababa.

The Peacekeeping Planning and Management Division seeks to provide coordinated and consistent UN advice to the AU on long-term capacity building and short-term operational support matters, as well as contribute to the overarching goal of enhancing the AU-UN partnership in peace and security. In practice, the Division provides support to the AU Commission in the planning, start-up, management and liquidation of ongoing African Union peace support operations. The main focus of this work, as of mid-2015, is on the management of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as well as on planning and institutional capacity development for future operations through the development of the African Standby Force. UNOAU peacekeeping planners draw upon UN experience and best practices and help adapt these to the specific needs of the AU.

unoau.unmissions.org

United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)

The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), headquartered is in El Fasher, North Darfur, is mandated to protect civilians, without prejudice to the responsibility of the Government of Sudan; facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance by UN Agencies and other aid actors and the safety and security of humanitarian personnel; mediate between the Government of Sudan and non-signatory armed movements on the basis of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD); and support to the mediation of community conflict, including through measures to address its root causes, in conjunction with UN country team.

unamid.unmissions.org

U.S. AFRICOM J8 Science, Technology & Innovation Office

U.S. AFRICOM J8 collaborates with international partners in support of research, development, technology & evaluation, science & technology, demonstrations, experiments, capability transition efforts, concept development, scientist exchanges, foreign comparative tests, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education outreach events. Their mission is to lead and manage the acceleration of capability development in support of the United States Africa Command’s mission to disrupt transnational threats, prevent and mitigate conflict, build defense capabilities and promote regional stability and prosperity by way of science, technology and innovation activities. Their focus areas include Operational / Alternative Energy, Communications, Weather Forecasting, Language Translation in addition to; but not limited to technology focus areas in support of United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) and the African Union Science, Technology & Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA) such as Expeditionary Basing, Medical Support, Civil Engineering, Disease Control and Prevention.

www.africom.mil

UNOPS Ethiopia Operational Hub (ETOH)

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, helping a range of partners’ implement $1 billion worth of aid and development projects every year. By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant, tangible contributions to results on the ground. UNOPS customizes its support to individual partner needs, offering everything from stand-alone transactional services to long-term management of development projects. We provide this support in three main areas: Sustainable Project Management, Sustainable Infrastructure, and Sustainable Procurement. At UNOPS, quality means continually getting better at the things that our partners want from us. This means completing our partners’ projects on time, within budget and in line with their expectations. It means ensuring that the results we deliver really benefit the communities where we work.

www.unops.org

World Food Programme (WFP) Ethiopia

On average, WFP aims to bring food assistance to more than 80 million people in 80 countries. As the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. We save lives by getting food to the hungry fast. But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future. We do this through programmes that use food as a means to build assets, spread knowledge and nurture stronger, more dynamic communities. This helps communities become more food secure. WFP has developed expertise in a range of areas including Food Security Analysis, Nutrition, Food Procurement and Logistics to ensure the best solutions for the world's hungry.

At times of acute crisis, WFP supports the Ethiopian Government in saving lives. We also support programmes that use food assistance to empower women, transform areas affected by climate change and keep children in school. Our aim is to contribute to Ethiopia’s five-year development agenda, the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), through which the Government combats food insecurity. We consider gender and protection issues throughout work, ensuring that the needs of women, girls, men and boys are analysed and prioritized equitably.