Publication:

11th Retreat of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, 29 - 31 October 2018, Cairo, Egypt.

The Retreat was chaired by Ambassador Lazare Safouesse Makayat, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Congo to the AU and Chairperson of the PSC for the month of October 2018. The Retreat was dedicated to the discussion on the comprehensive African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) Study and the working methods of the PSC and the deliberations of the Retreat, as informed by outcomes of the APSA Study, focused on the following aspects, namely: - Implementation of the APSA from 2002 to the present; - Implementation of the AGA from 2012 to the present; - Evaluation of work of the PSC and consolidation of PSC working methods; and - Essence of the Reform of the PSC.