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The African Union Department of Political Affairs (DPA) is a department of the African Union Commission that is responsible for promoting, facilitating, coordinating and encouraging democratic principles and the rule of law.

Mandate
The principal mandate of the Department is to contribute to the emergence of a political environment within and among African countries that is conducive to bringing about sustainable development and accelerating economic integration. The Department works to achieve this mandate through:
 * Promoting African Union shared values
 * Implementing sustainable solutions to humanitarian and political crises
 * Coordinating implementation of the African Governance Architecture and its platform, as well as hosting its Secretariat
 * Promoting a Visa Free Africa through the Agenda 2063 initiative of The African Passport and Free Movement of People
 * Coordinating African Union election observation and monitoring missions
 * Providing technical support to the member states' electoral bodies
 * Serving as the Secretariat for the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on United Nations Security Council Reform
 * Serving as the Secretariat for the Ministerial Committee on African Candidatures Within the International System