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Title: | The African Union and conflict management |
Author: | Albert, Isaac Olawale |
Year: | 2007 |
Periodical: | Africa Development: A Quarterly Journal of CODESRIA (ISSN 0850-3907) |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 41-68 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Sudan Togo Africa |
Subjects: | African Union conflict resolution politics Conflict management |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/24483885 |
Abstract: | This paper reflects on the ability of the African Union (AU) to implement its Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (MCPMR). The response of the AU to the 'military coup' in Togo and its mission in Sudan are used as case studies. The emerging picture is that African leaders are now alive to their responsibilities for making, building and keeping peace in Africa. African leaders know that the days of non-interference and expecting the rest of the world to resolve conflict situations created by them are over. The AU would, however, achieve better results if the member States are more committed to removing the problems faced by the organization. The most salient include the poor commitment of some African leaders to positive peace, the underfunding of the AU, and the problem of weak national armies in some member States which compromises the efficiency of peace support operations. Bibliogr., notes, sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] |