On Tuesday 18 September, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a stern report on the EU's support for the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). ECA concluded on the relative ineffectiveness of this assistance due to a lack of clear priorities or long-term vision, and it concluded on the need to refocus the EU's assistance on capacity-building rather than on financing basic operational costs.
Much is at stake as the EU has counted peace and security on the African...