Ruto offers AU security arms reforms to improve the response to conflicts

President William Ruto has proposed a series of reforms for the African Union Peace and Security Architecture To strengthen Union’s capacity to respond quickly and effectively to emerging crises.

Ruto called For a reworked approach to raise the climbing of conflicts and the security challenges of the continent in addition.

“The security landscape in Africa changes quickly and our mechanisms must evolve accordingly. We can no longer allow ourselves to be reactive,” he said.

“Africa needs a robust, agile and unified response to the threats we face.”

The president spoke on Sunday at the AU assembly on the sidelines of the ordinary assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

He recommended a complete examination of the current mechanisms of AU peace and security, in particular The appointment of a panel of five eminent African experts to assess the effectiveness of existing safety structures.

The objective, underlined Ruto, is to ensure that the IU peace and security framework is equipped to face new and emerging security threats, including terrorism and regional conflicts, with a greater efficiency.

“The framework of peace and security of Africa must be more than just theoretical structure. It must be focused on action and capable of meeting contemporary security challenges such as terrorism and instability that threaten our societies, “said Ruto.

“We must strengthen our collective capacity to respond quickly to these challenges.”

The reform program also includes a proposal to review the relationship between the AU and regional economic communities (RECS), ensuring that their roles in peace and security efforts are more clearly defined.

Ruto called for a more rationalized and effective labor division between the AU, the Recs and the Member States, with the aim of avoiding overlapping and ineffectiveness of the response to conflicts.

The president stressed the importance of strengthening the African aid force, a key element in AU peace and security efforts.

He called for a greater commitment to the Member States to ensure that force is adequately funded, equipped and ready to deploy in response to crises.

“We must make sure that the African rescue force is not only a symbolic entity, but a fully operational tool that can respond to short -term crises,” said Ruto.

“To achieve this, the Member States must honor their commitments to the financing of force and operational preparation.”

In addition, the president proposed a series of financial reforms aimed at ensuring long -term sustainability for AU peace and security initiatives.

Ruto has urged the AU to get closer to its objective to finance 100% of its operational budget and a large part of its peace support operations through contributions to the Member States.

He called on the AU executive council to convene an extraordinary session with finance ministers to develop a roadmap to reach these objectives within five years.

The president also addressed the active role of Kenya in the search for peace in Haiti where his troops direct the mission of support for mutual security (MSS).

Ruto proposed the adoption of a draft declaration on the solidarity of the AU with Haiti in the AU assembly, to assert its status as the sixth region of Africa and to guarantee supported support for The mission, in particular by pleading for a transition from the MSS in a United Nations peacekeeping operation.

The president also called for a transformation of the African Court of Justice, which has been blocked for years due to disagreements concerning its merger with the African Court on the Rights of Human and Peoples.

He urged the Assembly to the AU to finalize the operational requirements of the Court and to ensure that it becomes a fully functional part of the legal and governance framework of the continent.

Ruto addressed to the Pan -African Parliament (PAP), urging greater political support to the Malabo protocol, which would grant the legislative authority of PAP.

Currently, only 15 Member States have ratified the protocol, limiting the influence of Parliament.

Ruto stressed that for the AU to be really effective, his institutions must work in synergy, the GAU playing an active legislative role in decision -making.

“We cannot continue to ignore the role of the Pan -African Parliament in our governance structure. It is time to empower him with the legislative authority, “said Ruto.

“This will guarantee a more complete and democratic approach to fight against conflicts on the continent.”