Anne Bennett, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Division
Parliaments play a crucial role in ensuring that security policies and practices are legitimate, subject to the rule of law, effective, inclusive, transparent and that security actors are held accountable.
DCAF works with parliamentarians to strengthen their capacity to provide effective oversight of the security sector.
DCAF activities with parliaments include:
DCAF has supported, among others, parliaments in Burkina Faso; Côte d’Ivoire; Liberia; Mali; and Nigeria.
Parliamentary Powers in Security Sector Governance
Training Toolkit for Parliamentary Staffers
Toolkit for Security Sector Reform and Governance in West Africa
Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector (EU, 2013 )
Parliaments: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance