Anne Bennett, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Division
Common norms and standards provide a framework for promoting good SSG at a continental level, an area in which African regional organisations have been forerunners.
DCAF provides technical support to the development of regional policies, such as the ECOWAS Code of Conduct of Armed Forces and Security Services in West Africa, and the ECOWAS Policy Framework for SSG/R.
To translate theory into practice and facilitate practical implementation of such norms, DCAF has also supported the African Union in elaborating Operational Guidance Notes for implementing the AU Policy Framework on SSR, and produced a comprehensive Toolkit on SSG/R in West Africa.
Tool 1: Political Leadership and National Ownership of Security Sector Reform Processes
Tool 2: Security Sector Reform Programming
Tool 4: Effective Management of External Support to Security Sector Reform
Tool 6: Civil Society Involvement in Security Sector Reform and Governance
Tool 8: Integrating Gender in Security Sector Reform and Governance