UN peacekeeping in Africa : from the Suez crisis to the Sudan conflicts / Adekeye Adebajo.

Author/creator Adebajo, Adekeye, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2011.
Descriptionxviii, 270 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
United Nations--Peacekeeping forces. --Africa. --History.
Peacekeeping forces--Africa. --History.
Peace-building--Africa. --History.
Conflict management--Africa. --History.

SeriesA project of the International Peace Institute
Contents Introduction: blue berets, burning brushfires -- The stealing of Suez and the Sahara: the UN in North Africa -- "No more Congos!" the UN in the Great Lakes region -- Orphans of the cold war: the UN in southern Africa -- The tragic triplets: the UN in West Africa -- The conflicts of identity: the UN on the Horn of Africa -- Conclusion: from burden shedding to burden sharing.
Abstract Nearly half of all UN peacekeeping missions in the post-Cold War era have been in Africa, and the continent currently hosts the greatest number (and also the largest) of such missions in the world. Uniquely assessing five decades of UN peacekeeping in Africa, Adekeye Adebajo focuses on a series of questions: What accounts for the resurgence of UN peacekeeping efforts in Africa after the Cold War? What are the factors that have determined the success, or contributed to the failure, of the missions? Does the mandating of so many peacekeeping missions signify the failure of Africa's regional security organizations? And, crucially, how can a new division of labor be established between the UN and Africa's security organizations to more effectively manage conflicts on the continent?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011020126
ISBN9781588267573 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1588267571 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781588267825 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1588267822 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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