Financial services firm Standard Bank has signed an agreement to make a total $1-million contribution over the next five years to the African Union Peace Fund (AUPF) to help the AU in its resource mobilisation efforts for peace across the continent, says Standard Bank Africa regions CE Yinka Sanni. Development finance institution the African Development Bank estimates that 85% of Africa’s 1.3-billion people live in countries facing conflict or in neighbouring nations affected by post-conflict situations.