The African peace facility : annual report 2013

The aim of this Annual Report is to present the activities and performance of the African Peace Facility (APF) during the year 2013. Its overall objective is to inform key stakeholders about the APF and new developments in order to facilitate communication and information exchange as well as to enhance transparency and accountability. The report thus contributes to the fulfilment of the European Commission's legal commitment "to prepare an annual activity report on the use of the APF funds for information of the Council and the EDF Committee." The report starts with a general overview of the APF instrument including its origin and initiation, its policy context and priorities, its legal base, scope and financial matters. After that, an update on the activities in the three main areas of action for the period of January- December 2013 is provided. Furthermore, some horizontal developments are mentioned. In the annex of the report updated facts and figures are visually compiled to give an overview of the budget and the supported initiatives.