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African Union Department of Political Affairs
Abbreviation	DPA
Type	Commission of the African Union
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Commissioner	Cessouma Minata Samate
Parent organization	African Union Commission
Website	au.int/pa

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The African Union Department of Political Affairs (DPA) is a department of the African Union Commission that is responsible for promoting, facilitating, coordinating and encouraging democratic principles and the rule of law.

Mandate

The principal mandate of the Department is to contribute to the emergence of a political environment within and among African countries that is conducive to bringing about sustainable development and accelerating economic integration.^[1] The Department works to achieve this mandate through:^[2]

Promoting African Union shared values
Implementing sustainable solutions to humanitarian and political crises
Coordinating implementation of the African Governance Architecture and its platform, as well as hosting its Secretariat
Promoting a Visa Free Africa through the Agenda 2063 initiative of The African Passport and Free Movement of People
Coordinating African Union election observation and monitoring missions
Providing technical support to the member states' electoral bodies
Serving as the Secretariat for the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on United Nations Security Council Reform
Serving as the Secretariat for the Ministerial Committee on African Candidatures Within the International System

Divisions

Democracy, Governance, Human Rights and Elections (DGHRE)

Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (HARDP)

References

^ "African Union Handbook 2019" (PDF). African Union Handbook a Guide for Those Working with and within the African Union (6th ed.). Addis Ababa/Wellington: African Union Commission/New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: 100. 2019. ISSN 2350-3335.
^ "About Political Affairs (DPA)". African Union. African Union Commission. n.d. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

External links

African Union Department of Political Affairs

[1] "African Union Handbook 2019" (PDF). African Union Handbook a Guide for Those Working with and within the African Union (6th ed.). Addis Ababa/Wellington: African Union Commission/New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: 100. 2019. ISSN 2350-3335.

[2] "About Political Affairs (DPA)". African Union. African Union Commission. n.d. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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