Impact

PAA works to mitigate the impact of threats to development, governance, security and the rule of law. It achieves this by building knowledge, skills and capacity. The articles here show how we achieve impact.

Peace & Security
“Negative Peace” Sole Outcome of Flawed Pretoria Agreement Implementation: Report

A PAAI report finds Ethiopia’s Pretoria peace deal achieved only “negative peace,” with justice, accountability, and reconstruction in Tigray largely unmet—raising concerns over long-term stability and renewed conflict.
Peace & Security
Failure of Pretoria peace agreement implementation risks relapse to war: Report

A new PAAI report warns Ethiopia’s fragile Pretoria peace agreement risks collapse, with ongoing occupation, displacement, and failed implementation threatening a return to war in Tigray by 2026.
Peace & Security
Systematic implementation failures of Tigray peace deal blamed for ‘negative peace’

The November 2022 accord halted one of Africa’s deadliest conflicts in recent history
African Union
Report flags electoral risks for Kenya ahead of 2027 polls

Study cites regional unrest, and governance pressures as potential stress points across East Africa
Governance
Red carpet for Meloni at African Union summit — but wars and financing threaten to overwhelm welcome

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is advancing her €5.5bn “Mattei Plan” to strengthen Europe–Africa ties through investment and migration control, as the African Union faces mounting political and security challenges across the continent.
African Union
Africa’s premier continental body, the African Union (AU) needs a deep overhaul to solve mounting security and political challenges, a new report revealed on Tuesday

PAAI calls for urgent African Union reforms to address growing conflicts in Africa, urging stronger self-reliance, pragmatic cooperation, and improved conflict resolution across the continent.