Podcast / Africa 22 September 2023 1 minutes Coups, Conflicts, and a New Era in Africa This week on The Horn, Alan hosts a roundtable discussion with Dr Solomon Ayele Dersso, Paul-Simon Handy, and Crisis Group's Liesl Louw-Vaudran to discuss the state of African peace and security and the African Union’s response to conflicts and crises on the continent. Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print In this episode of The Horn, Alan hosts a roundtable discussion with Dr Solomon Ayele Dersso, founder of Amani Africa, Paul-Simon Handy of the Institute for Security Studies, and Crisis Group expert Liesl Louw-Vaudran to discuss the state of peace and security in Africa. They assess the African Union’s response to the recent string of coups in West Africa and whether it still has the ability to deter military takeovers. They also talk about how the conflict in Sudan has tested the AU’s peace and security architecture and how competition between the AU and different regional bodies has hampered mediation efforts. Finally, they discuss what shape peacekeeping in Africa might take in the future and whether regional initiatives can fill the vacuum left by the departure of UN missions. This episode of The Horn is produced in partnership with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more in-depth analysis of the topics discussed in this episode, check out our Q&A What Future for UN Peacekeeping in Africa after Mali Shutters Its Mission?, our previous podcast episodes with Liesl and Solomon and our Africa program page. Related Tags Contributors Alan Boswell Project Director, Horn of Africa alanboswell Liesl Louw-Vaudran Senior Adviser, African Union lieslvaudran?lang=en Dr Solomon Ayele Dersso Founder of Amani Africa Paul-Simon Handy Regional Director, East Africa, ISS More for you Podcast / Europe & Central Asia War & Peace (Season 4) Podcast / Hold Your Fire! (Season 3)