AU WEEKLY
17-24 March , 2014 AU WEEKLY
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In this issue
PEACE AND SECURITY South Sudan talks fail to resume South Sudan warring parties failed to resume planned peace talks on Thursday 20th March. Rebel spokesman Yohannis Musa Pouk told the Media in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where the talks were scheduled to have restarted that the blame was on South Sudan government side. On the other hand, the government has repeatedly said it is committed to the peace process and has in turn accused the rebels of violating a January ceasefire.
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South Sudan talks fail to resume
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PSC Revises Formula,
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The CAR International Contact Group holds 4th Meeting
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EU President discusses Somalia, South Sudan, CAR
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African political parties offer to mediate in conflicts
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African Diaspora remittances better than foreign aid
Livingstone
However, the IGAD mediation team are said to have confirmed that the talks will resume soon but did not provide a date. The talks are aimed at ending over three months of fighting that has already killed thousands and forced nearly one million people from their homes. Both sides signed a ceasefire agreement which they have both repeatedly violated.
PSC Revises Livingstone Formula, This week, the AUC published the Final Conclusions of the PSC retreat on Enhancing the Implementation of the Livingstone Formula for Interaction. Adopted during the PSC 421st Meeting held on 5th March 2014, the Maseru Conclusions were drawn at PSC Retreat held in Maseru, Kingdom of Lesotho from 22nd to 23rd February, 2014 to review progress, challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Livingston Formula.
Further Reading: http://www.naharnet. com/stories/en/123268-s-sudan-peacetalks-stalled-despite-sanction-threats
The PSC Retreat, received recommendations from representatives of CSOs who held an independent consultative forum in Maseru prior to the Retreat. The Maseru Retreat was held in line with Article 20 of the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (2004) and the AU PSC adopted a mechanism for interaction with CSOs in Livingstone,
Zambia in 2008, which encourages non-governmental organizations, community based organizations and other civil society organizations to participate actively in the efforts aimed at promoting peace, security and stability in Africa and provides a mechanism for interaction between the PSC and CSOs. The need for review of progress on the implementation of the Livingstone formula was a collective realisation by both
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