ASSN | African Security Sector Network (ASSN)

Support to Policy
Development and
SSR/G Implementation

ASSN seeks to support policy development in the broad area of security

Research

The ASSN, its members and affiliates are involved in extensive research and publication on the Security Sector Governance in Africa and elsewhere.

Expert Roster and Advisory Work

The ASSN maintains and functions through a multidisciplinary Roster of experts drawn from defence, intelligence, policing, gender, private and non-state security, justice and rule of law, security sector budgeting and public expenditure management, and security analysis and research.

Security Literacy and Practitioner Courses

ASSN works with its member organisations to promote security literacy within the African security sector and enhance the capacity of relevant stakeholders within the sector.

Advocacy

Through advocacy, the ASSN promotes Security Sector Reform/Governance (SSR/G) within Africa and beyond.

SSR/G Repository

In accordance with its mandate to serve as a continental repository for SSR/G information, the ASSN’s On-line Document Library provides access to a rich collection of literature on the security sector in Africa and other subjects of related relevance.

WHO WE ARE

The African Security Sector Network (ASSN) is a pan-African network of experts and organisations working in the area of Security Sector Reform (SSR). Founded in 2003, the network is headquartered in Accra, Ghana, with regional hubs in Juba, Nairobi and Johannesburg, and a smaller office attached to the African Union in Addis Ababa.

The ASSN exists to facilitate progress towards the achievement of effective and democratically governed security sectors across Africa. It pursues this mission by working to strengthen the capacities of African governments, national security institutions, parliaments, intergovernmental organisations and civil society groups to undertake and own SSR programmes. The organisation also strives to expand the concept of African SSR through sustained research, publication and training.

Our Hubs in Africa

The ASSN has worked on Security Sector Reform and Governance projects in many parts of Africa and beyond. ASSN conducts its programmes in partnership with its regional affiliates, national governments, parliaments, civil society organisations, security experts, regional blocs, international organisations and other partners
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