Publication:

Report of the Peace and Security Council on the 17th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held from 30 June - 1 July 2011, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

This report was submitted according to article 7(q) of the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU). According to the Article, the PSC shall “submit, through its Chairperson, regular reports to the Assembly on its activities and the state of peace and security in Africa.” The present report, prepared in conformity with the said Article, covers the activities undertaken by the PSC in the pursuit of its mandate during the period January 2011 to June 2011, and provides an overview of the state of peace and security on the continent during the period.