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'Multiple challenges' undermine A.U.'s flagship peace plan for 2030

As the continent faces a raft of complications, the African Union's ambitious goal of tackling structural root causes and drivers of conflict for sustainable development is in doubt.

Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head of the African Union's "Silencing the Guns" initiative, speaks before the U.N. Security Counci
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head of the African Union's "Silencing the Guns" initiative, speaks before the U.N. Security Council (AN/U.N. Web TV)

When they first conceived the "Silencing the Guns" initiative, African Union leaders set out with a sky-high ambition for transforming societies: No more war, conflict or gender-based violence, and no more genocide.

That was in 2013. After the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, the 55-nation organization extended the initiative to 2030 to match the timeline for achieving the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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