Trump’s Board of Peace would further marginalise sub-Saharan AfricaNo countries from the region are represented, and the board could fragment global conflict response systems that include the AU. For sub-Saharan Africa there is an additional grievance: none of its states was invited to join, aggravating the region’s marginalisation. The board began as an initiative to implement the US Gaza peace plan – a role endorsed by the UN Security Council in November 2025. The Board of Peace looks like a framework for his freewheeling diplomacy, not the painstaking business of making peace deals stick over time.’Jakkie Cilliers, Chairperson of the ISS Board of Trustees and African Futures and Innovation Head, agrees that the board would compete with the UN and AU. Like many of Trump’s forays into foreign policy, it’s not clear how seriously we should take his Board for Peace.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 06, 2026 15:16 UTC