<![CDATA[Purpose: This study examines how the African Union Compliance and Accountability Framework (AUCF) has been implemented in African Peace Support Operations, with particular attention to civilian-harm tracking, investigation, reporting and remedial action.Research Methodology: A qualitative documentary design was adopted. African Union policies, Peace and Security Council communiqués, annual reports, Southern African Development Community statements and peer-reviewed literature published mainly between 2022 and 2026 were analyzed thematically, using the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (SAMIDRC) as comparative cases.Results: The AUCF has advanced through strategic policies, mission training, compliance tools and a continental case management system. Implementation remains uneven, however, because tracking cells, investigations, victim assistance and remedies are not yet permanent, adequately funded or consistently linked to command decisions.Conclusions: Civilian-harm tracking should become a mandatory, standard component of African operations, embedded in integrated case management and connected to remedy and institutional learning.Limitations: The analysis relies on published documents and did not include interviews or access to confidential mission data. Contributions: The article offers an integrated civilian-harm case management cycle and a set of institutional measures for AU-mandated and AU-authorized operations.]]>
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