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Idrees Mahmud Gana, Emmanuel Zwanbin, Ph.D.

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Abstract One of the most significant changes in current international relations is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the practice of diplomacy. This paper critically investigates the opportunities and limitations of automation of conflict mediation processes in the African Union (AU) framework for post-war reconstruction. Drawing from the Constructivist theory of international relations and the Technological Determinism framework, this paper contends that although AI-based tools such as early warning systems, natural language processing tools, and predictive analytics have the capacity to considerably improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the AU’s Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), their uncritical adoption might threaten to marginalise indigenous epistemologies, entrench digital inequalities and undermine the sovereignty-sensitive nature of African diplomatic processes. The study is based on document analysis, secondary data from academic databases, and institutional policy reviews. The study interacts with the AU Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2024), the Peace and Security Council Communiqués on AI (2024-2026), and the Silencing the Guns initiative under the Agenda 2063. The findings show an upward institutional momentum in the AU towards AI integration in peace processes, but at the same time, gaps in data infrastructure, ethical governance and human-AI collaboration frameworks still constrain meaningful implementation. The study calls for the creation of Africa-centric AI mediation procedures that are context-sensitive, human oversight-embedded and data sovereignty-protective and which respond to the post-conflict reconstruction imperatives of Agenda 2063.

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