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At last month’s African Union (AU) summit, members states’ attention was focused on electing the new AU Commission leadership. While that was happening, Aya Chebbi’s term as the AU’s first Youth Envoy quietly came to an end. A successor hasn’t been appointed, and the lack of clarity around the position indicates the challenges the AU Commission must overcome if it’s committed to Africa’s youth agenda.  Fifteen years after adopting the African Youth Charter, the AU needs to lead by example if it wants member states to take these matters seriously. Appointing young leaders isn’...

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The African Union needs to better equip its own young leaders to champion change at the country level.

NATO and Serbia are “close friends,” said the commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples, US Admiral Robert Burk ahead of his first visit to Belgrade, adding that a stable Kosovo is crucial for regional stability and security. “We fully respect Serbia and its military policy of neutrality. We are fully ready and willing to continue to work shoulder to shoulder, to help each other toward building a better future for all,” Burk told the Council for Strategic Policy in an interview. Serbia is “a neighbour, reliable and respected partner, which is helping us promote peace ...

UK GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL £200M PEACE PLUS FUNDING Earlier today the UK Government announced additional Peace Plus Funding. From: 17 December 2020 The UK Government will provide over £200 million in additional funding to the Peace Plus programme between now and 2027. The announcement was made following a meeting of the UK-EUWithdrawal Agreement Joint Committee on Thursday. The extra funding is on top of the existing commitment by the Government to provide £300 million to the cross-border programme. The Peace Plus Programme is the successor to the current Peace Programme. It...