ISS TODAY: Will The Gambia be a turning point for AU peace efforts? By ISS Today issafrica
on post-conflict reconstruction and development since 2006, the African Union has long struggled to turn this into a practical and effective tool. Recent initiatives in The Gambia suggest that this may be changing.
have been made to transform The Gambia’s political culture and international image and begin the steps to reconciliation.plan Eight of the 10 experts have been deployed to the Gambia Armed Forces, National Security Agency, National Human Rights Commission and the Ministry of Interior. The recruitment process for the experts who will work with the Constitutional Review Commission and truth commission is yet to be finalised.
The AUTSTG takes a different approach by deploying a small technical support team rather than a bigger mission or office. Its focus is on the post-conflict environment of reconstruction and development and it aims to support and work directly with the Gambian government.
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