1. Oversight and Accountability to Improve Security Sector Governance in Africa
- Author:
- Dan Kuwali
- Publication Date:
- 09-2023
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Africa Center for Strategic Studies
- Abstract:
- The security sector is equally subject to the law and oversight institutions as any other public agency. Weak security sector oversight institutions inhibit security sector professionalism in Africa. Stronger internal and external oversight is an essential element of enhancing security sector effectiveness. Security organs should construct institutional frameworks that nurture professionalism and a consistent apolitical posture. When security actors allow themselves to become politicized, they erode the credibility of security institutions among the population and can themselves become a security threat to citizens.
- Topic:
- Security, Governance, Accountability, and Professionalism
- Political Geography:
- Africa