ASSN seeks to support policy development in the broad area of security Â
This includes:
The ASSN provided technical support to African Union Commission (AUC) in the drafting of the African Union Security Sector Reform Policy Framework (AU-SSRPF) which was adopted by the Assembly of the Union in January 2013. As part of the background to the above project, the ASSN:
The adoption of the AU-SSRPF was followed by the launching in May 2013 of the multiyear programme ‘Building African Union Capacities for Security Sector Reform (SSR): a Joint United Nations/European Union Support Action’, under which ASSN is a technical partner. Under a funding agreement with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS), ASSN was tasked to develop seven (7) Operational Guidance Notes (OGNs), handbooks and manuals for the implementation of the AU SSR-PF:
AU Guidance on Developing National Codes of Conduct for African Security Institutions
Operational Guidance Notes on Harmonization of National Security Policy and Legislation
Operational Guidance Notes on SSR Needs Assessments Missions
ASSN also partnered with the African Union, United Nations, the Government of the Slovak Republic, and the International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) to host a High Level Panel on the Challenges and Opportunities of Security Sector Reform (SSR) in East Africa in Nairobi in November 2012. This was followed by the first Africa SSR Forum in Addis Ababa November 24-26, 2015
The network also participated in Joint Assessment Missions with the programme partners to the Central African Republic, Madagascar, Guinea Bissau and Mali.
The ASSN worked with ECOWAS (in November 2009) on the first phase of the Security Sector Governance (SSG) component of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Strategy (ECPS), with funding from the GIZ. ASSN also collaborated with DCAF in the development of the ECOWAS-DCAF Guide to Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector, and currently a ‘Toolkit for Security Sector Reform and Governance’ for use by ECOWAS.
In October, 2015, the African Security Sector Network (ASSN) provided a team of experts to support the Madagascan government at the National Seminar on Security Sector Reform which took place at the Ivato International Conference Centre under the high patronage of his Excellency the President of the Republic, Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA and the Prime Minister, Jean RAVELONARIVO. This National Seminar was organised by the Technical Organisation Committee for Security Sector Reform (CTO-RSS), which was formed specifically for this occasion, with support from the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF), the South African Development Community (SADC) and the ASSN.
In February 2012, the ASSN signed an MOU with the Ministry of National Security in the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) to provide support for Security and Justice Reform. ASSN helped to forge a strategic partnership between the Government of South Sudan and the African Union in the area of SSR, and facilitated the state-level consultations for the new National Security Policy. ASSN (together with its regional hub the CPRD) was a member of the consortium implementing the UK-funded Security and Defence Transformation Programme (SDTP).
The ASSN worked with the Governance Commission in Liberia through our Security Sector Transformation Advisory Group to design a National Security Policy Framework and SSR Strategy for the Government of Liberia. The ASSN also funded or otherwise facilitated the Liberia Security Sector Review by the Governance Commission (this covered a review of the National Bureau of Immigration and development of an Integrated Border Management Strategy, and a workshop on Integration of Veterans).
In partnership with Development Associates International (DAI), the ASSN was responsible for designing and implementing the ‘External Accountability’ component in the DFID-funded ‘Security Sector Accountability and Police Reform Programme (SSAPR)’ in the DRC. The ASSN also had a limited role in the ‘Internal Accountability’ component managed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The ASSN conducted three missions in 2006-8 to advise the Government of Guyana, South America, on an SSR Implementation Action Plan and the Strategic Defence Review of the Guyana Defence Force.
In July and September 2012 ASSN assisted Burundi to develop Strategic Force Options as part of its Defence Review. ASSN affiliates have supported the Defence White Paper process and the drafting of the National Security Policy framework in South Sudan (CPRD); Police Reforms in Kenya (SRIC), Ghana (ASDR), and Nigeria (CLEEN); Prison Reform in Nigeria (PRAWA); the Performance Improvement Programme (PIP) of the Ministry of Defence in Ghana (ASDR); and the documentation of the Defence Review process in Uganda (led by Kings College London).
As part of our work
This includes:
The ASSN provided technical support to African Union Commission (AUC) in the drafting of the African Union Security Sector Reform Policy Framework (AU-SSRPF) which was adopted by the Assembly of the Union in January 2013. As part of the background to the above project, the ASSN:
The adoption of the AU-SSRPF was followed by the launching in May 2013 of the multiyear programme ‘Building African Union Capacities for Security Sector Reform (SSR): a Joint United Nations/European Union Support Action’, under which ASSN is a technical partner. Under a funding agreement with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS), ASSN was tasked to develop seven (7) Operational Guidance Notes (OGNs), handbooks and manuals for the implementation of the AU SSR-PF:
AU Guidance on Developing National Codes of Conduct for African Security Institutions
Operational Guidance Notes on Harmonization of National Security Policy and Legislation
Operational Guidance Notes on SSR Needs Assessments Missions
ASSN also partnered with the African Union, United Nations, the Government of the Slovak Republic, and the International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) to host a High Level Panel on the Challenges and Opportunities of Security Sector Reform (SSR) in East Africa in Nairobi in November 2012. This was followed by the first Africa SSR Forum in Addis Ababa November 24-26, 2015
The network also participated in Joint Assessment Missions with the programme partners to the Central African Republic, Madagascar, Guinea Bissau and Mali.
The ASSN worked with ECOWAS (in November 2009) on the first phase of the Security Sector Governance (SSG) component of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Strategy (ECPS), with funding from the GIZ. ASSN also collaborated with DCAF in the development of the ECOWAS-DCAF Guide to Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector, and currently a ‘Toolkit for Security Sector Reform and Governance’ for use by ECOWAS.
In October, 2015, the African Security Sector Network (ASSN) provided a team of experts to support the Madagascan government at the National Seminar on Security Sector Reform which took place at the Ivato International Conference Centre under the high patronage of his Excellency the President of the Republic, Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA and the Prime Minister, Jean RAVELONARIVO. This National Seminar was organised by the Technical Organisation Committee for Security Sector Reform (CTO-RSS), which was formed specifically for this occasion, with support from the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF), the South African Development Community (SADC) and the ASSN.
In February 2012, the ASSN signed an MOU with the Ministry of National Security in the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) to provide support for Security and Justice Reform. ASSN helped to forge a strategic partnership between the Government of South Sudan and the African Union in the area of SSR, and facilitated the state-level consultations for the new National Security Policy. ASSN (together with its regional hub the CPRD) was a member of the consortium implementing the UK-funded Security and Defence Transformation Programme (SDTP).
The ASSN worked with the Governance Commission in Liberia through our Security Sector Transformation Advisory Group to design a National Security Policy Framework and SSR Strategy for the Government of Liberia. The ASSN also funded or otherwise facilitated the Liberia Security Sector Review by the Governance Commission (this covered a review of the National Bureau of Immigration and development of an Integrated Border Management Strategy, and a workshop on Integration of Veterans).
In partnership with Development Associates International (DAI), the ASSN was responsible for designing and implementing the ‘External Accountability’ component in the DFID-funded ‘Security Sector Accountability and Police Reform Programme (SSAPR)’ in the DRC. The ASSN also had a limited role in the ‘Internal Accountability’ component managed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The ASSN conducted three missions in 2006-8 to advise the Government of Guyana, South America, on an SSR Implementation Action Plan and the Strategic Defence Review of the Guyana Defence Force.
In July and September 2012 ASSN assisted Burundi to develop Strategic Force Options as part of its Defence Review. ASSN affiliates have supported the Defence White Paper process and the drafting of the National Security Policy framework in South Sudan (CPRD); Police Reforms in Kenya (SRIC), Ghana (ASDR), and Nigeria (CLEEN); Prison Reform in Nigeria (PRAWA); the Performance Improvement Programme (PIP) of the Ministry of Defence in Ghana (ASDR); and the documentation of the Defence Review process in Uganda (led by Kings College London).
As part of our work