The Workshop provided a valuable platform for participants to reflect on the nature of regional PCRD initiatives and their links to the AU PCRD framework; strategic visions and goals of the AU, RECs/RMs, the Civil Society, and relevant stakeholders on PCRD; progress, opportunities and challenges of implementing PCRD activities by RECs, the AU and other relevant partners. The deliberations focused on ways and means of addressing the five main issues that the APSA Roadmap 2016-2020 identifies as hindrances to the AU’s PCRD implementation efforts, namely: (1) the complexity of post-conflict issues and the demanding resource requirement, (2) lack of coordination within the AUC and between the AUC and the RECs to align relevant peace and security programmes, (3) understaffed and under-resourced PCRD Unit at the AUC, (4) low level of capacity of the RECs/RMs, (5) lack of shared learning between the RECs/RMs and the lack of alignment between regional peacebuilding objectives as well as national stabilization plans. It also provided the AUC and the RECs/RMs the opportunity to proactively explore practical ways of operationalizing the concept of complementarity and subsidiarity. In this regard, the Workshop, that was attended by representatives of the Government of Zimbabwe, AU Commission, RECs/RMs, AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), regional Civil Society organisations, and the Training for Peace partners, called for bi-annual meetings between the AUC and the RECs/RMs on PCRD – one at a technical level, and the second at the political decision-making level to foster better cohesion in enhancing coordination on PCRD implementation at sub-regional levels. It also agreed on a Guideline Notes for enhancing collaboration and coordination between the AU, RECs/RMs, Member States, Civil Society and other actors.