OBJECTIVES

Provide leadership with regard to intelligence and security matters

  • Provide leadership with regard to intelligence and security matters.
  • Provide leadership with regard to intelligence and security matters in furtherance of peace, security and stability in Africa.
  • Coordinate strategies to facilitate interaction amongst intelligence services and exchange of intelligence on common security threats.
  • Develop and consolidate confidence building measures among intelligence and security services.
  • Provide the PSC of AU with necessary data and intelligence for the adoption of, among others, an African policy and strategy for peace keeping and conflict prevention, management and resolution.
  • Serve as a platform for cooperation with similar organizations to CISSA outside Africa.
  • Serve as a back channel of communication between Members during the crisis.

VISION

To be the primary provider of intelligence to the policymaking organs of the African Union (AU), thereby strengthening its capacity to deepen &preserve stability in Africa.

MISSION

To coordinate intelligence as well as promote cooperation, confidence-building measures and capacity building among intelligence and security services of Africa