"Against a backdrop of a dynamic and changing peace and security environment, the UN’s interaction with ROs is being redefined.…
African Peace Support Operations: Sites for Deepening the United Nations’ Cooperation with Regional Organizations
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Redefining Peacekeeping: The Force Intervention Brigade in the Democratic Republic of Congo
"The coming together of the UN, AU, SADC, and ICGLR to conceptualize and operationalize the FIB demonstrates that hybridization in…
The African Union Operation in Mali and Questions on the Necessity of a Standby Force
"It is debatable whether all the effort, time, and resources invested in the establishment of the ASF (and the ACIRC)…
Article 46A bis: Implications for Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation in Africa
In this special issue, we asked several leading scholars and practitioners working in the field of international justice, human rights,…
Westgate and the Future of Security in Africa
The time has come to reflect soberly on the significance of the Westgate mall siege and other terrorist attacks, and…
Mediating in Madagascar: Bypassing the AU Ban on Coup Legitimization
A great political problem on the African continent is the scourge of coups have taken place over the past half…
Al-Shabaab Terror in Kenya: Implications for Peace and Security in the Region
With the terrorist group Al-Shabaab coming forward and taking responsibility for the recent Westgate Attack in Nairobi, the debate over…
Peacebuilding in the African Union: Law, Philosophy and Practice, by Abou Jeng
Despite its encounters with the international community in the past five centuries, Africa’s socioeconomic, legal, and political development remains a…
Prospects for Peacebuilding in Eastern Congo?
After controlling Goma for 11 days, M23 has now left the city. This is, unfortunately, not the end of the…
Towards More Effective Partnership Peacekeeping in Africa
Partnership peacekeeping involves official or unofficial attempts by multiple actors to coordinate the objectives of their peace operations. In Africa,…