African Union, UN Security Council to hold joint meeting on Sudan, South Sudan

October 14, 2025 (ADDIS ABABA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and the UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold their annual joint meetings in Addis Ababa this week to enhance cooperation on the continent’s most pressing security issues, sources within the AU told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday.

The AUPSC confirmed on Tuesday that experts from both councils had convened for preparatory meetings ahead of the 10th Informal Joint Seminar, scheduled for Thursday, October 16, and the 19th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting on Friday, October 17.

The meetings are part of the strategic partnership between the African Union and the United Nations, aimed at strengthening coordination on peace and security, especially since most issues before the UN Security Council relate to Africa.

The crises in Sudan and South Sudan are at the top of the meeting’s agenda, in addition to other conflicts on the continent, the sources said.

The discussions will address efforts to end and settle conflicts under the AU’s “Silencing the Guns” initiative and will also focus on identifying ways for the United Nations to support African Union-led peace operations.

The African Union suspended Sudan’s membership following the coup by Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on October 25, 2021. The Sudanese government, currently based in Port Sudan, is making diplomatic moves to lift the suspension, but these efforts face obstacles related to the African Union charter, which prohibits the unconstitutional seizure of power.