GLF Member Alvaro de Soto attended the Retreat of the African Union Panel of the Wise on Strengthening Relations with Similar Regional Mechanisms. This event took place on 4-5 June 2012 in Burkina Faso with discussion cented on three themes:

• Mapping the Peace and Security Situation in Africa and Assessing Emerging Threats to Peace and Security

• Strategies for Mediation and Negotiation

• Review Mediation Mandates of Regional Organisations and Structures: Charting the Way Forward