The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa

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This handbook offers a critical assessment of the African agenda for conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding; the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s regional organisations in their efforts towards building sustainable peace on the continent; and the role of external actors, including the United Nations, Britain, France, and South Asian troop-contributing countries. In so doing, it revisits the late Ali Mazrui’s concept of Pax Africana, calling on Africans to take responsibility for peace and security on their own continent. The creation of the African Union, in 2002, was an important step towards realising this ambition, and has led to the development of a new continental architecture for more robust conflict management. But, as the volume’s authors show, the quest for Pax Africana faces challenges. Combining thematic analyses and case studies, this book will be of interest to both scholars and policymakers working on peace, security, and governance issues in Africa. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Towards a New Pax Africana (Tony Karbo)....Pages 3-27 Towards a Concept of “Pax Africana” (Ali A. Mazrui)....Pages 29-44 Squaring the Circle: The Role of the African Peace and Security Architecture (Dan Kuwali)....Pages 45-63 Pillars of Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture: The African Standby Force (Dawn Nagar)....Pages 65-79 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 The International Criminal Court and Conflict Prevention in Africa (Sarah M. H. Nouwen)....Pages 83-102 Preventing Mass Atrocities in Africa: The Case of the Two Sudans (Francis M. Deng)....Pages 103-118 The 2008 Kenyan Mediation Process: Lessons and Dilemmas for Conflict Prevention in Africa (Njoki Wamai)....Pages 119-135 Peacemaking in Somalia: AU and UN Peace Operations (John L. Hirsch)....Pages 137-151 Front Matter ....Pages 153-153 A Life in Peacekeeping (James O. C. Jonah)....Pages 155-176 The UN Security Council and Africa: Playing New Games and Applying New Rules and Moves (Bruno Stagno Ugarte)....Pages 177-194 The Politics of Peacekeeping (Ibrahim A. Gambari)....Pages 195-208 Pax Nigeriana Versus Pax Gallica: ECOWAS and UN Peacekeeping in Mali (Adekeye Adebajo)....Pages 209-231 Front Matter ....Pages 233-233 Accountability of Peacekeepers in Peacekeeping Missions (Kwame Akonor)....Pages 235-246 Managing HIV/AIDS in Peace Support Operations in Africa (Paul Mulindwa, Oscar Siwali)....Pages 247-263 Staging the Peacekeeping Narrative: Hollywood’s Portrayal of Peacekeeping Efforts in Africa (Ines Mzali)....Pages 265-278 Front Matter ....Pages 279-279 The Political Economy of Peacebuilding in Africa (Kenneth Omeje)....Pages 281-298 The Impact of Inequality on Peacebuilding and State-Building in Africa (Oliver P. Richmond)....Pages 299-315 Women, Gender, and Peacebuilding (Antonia Porter)....Pages 317-337 The UN Peacebuilding Commission: Facts, Fictions, and Frustrations (Ejeviome Eloho Otobo)....Pages 339-353 The Practice of Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in Somalia (Augustine Mahiga)....Pages 355-375 Front Matter ....Pages 377-377 The UN and Africa’s Regional Organisations: An Insider’s Perspective (Margaret Vogt)....Pages 379-390 French Military Interventions in Africa (Douglas A. Yates)....Pages 391-408 Britain’s Role in Promoting Security Sector Reform in Sierra Leone (Ismail Rashid)....Pages 409-428 South Asian Peacekeepers in Africa (Kudrat Virk)....Pages 429-453 Conclusion (Tony Karbo)....Pages 455-465 Back Matter ....Pages 467-498