The African Union has since its establishment in 2001 adopted the principle of collective securit... more The African Union has since its establishment in 2001 adopted the principle of collective security in response to the several security challenges on the continent, including terrorism, increasing insecurity, proliferation of arms, political instability among others. Apart from the stipulations of the constitutive Act of the African Union which represents a departure from the nonintervention principles of the Organisation of African Union, the African Union is also collaborating with the United Nations on peacekeeping operations in Africa. This paper, using literary discourses on peace and security in Africa as a point of analysis, argues that the major challenge to the African Union's collective security mechanisms is the activities of armed non-state actors. This paper also reviews the impact of armed non-state actors on peace and security in Africa.The objective of this paper is to examine the African Union's collective security mechanisms and identify lessons for combatin...
The beginning of the 21 st century saw the emergence of new global threats to transnational secur... more The beginning of the 21 st century saw the emergence of new global threats to transnational security in West Africa as a result of the spread of jihadist terrorism across borders. Extremist Islamic movements are prevalent in Northern Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Mali, and Chad, carrying out cross-border attacks assisted by open and porous borders and movement of illegal immigrants. This paper examines the effect of radical Islam on transnational security through a review of existing literature and the social and security consequences on the people of the affected regions. Our findings indicate that the activities of armed Islamic movements are having a negative impact on the economy and security of the states and people of West Africa. It stresses the importance of transnational cooperation as these threats to transnational security can no longer be solved in a national or regional framework.
Since the formation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, peace and security has been its central co... more Since the formation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, peace and security has been its central components. The African Union has sought to respond to the many violent conflicts on the continent with African solutions to African problems through the establishment of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and its components. More than a decade however, the African continent remains punctuated by violent conflicts, in, for example, Central Africa, Libya, the Lake Chad Basin region and the Sahel region. This work will assess the African Union peace and security architecture, its strength and challenges using the Central African region as analysis and offers several recommendations such as a coherent and mutually reinforcing cooperation between the African Union and regional organizations in Central Africa on regional peace and security.
The African Union has since its establishment in 2001 adopted the principle of collective securit... more The African Union has since its establishment in 2001 adopted the principle of collective security in response to the several security challenges on the continent, including terrorism, increasing insecurity, proliferation of arms, political instability among others. Apart from the stipulations of the constitutive Act of the African Union which represents a departure from the non-intervention principles of the Organisation of African Union, the African Union is also collaborating with the United Nations on peacekeeping operations in Africa. This paper, using literary discourses on peace and security in Africa as a point of analysis, argues that the major challenge to the African Union"s collective security mechanisms is the activities of armed non-state actors. This paper also reviews the impact of armed non-state actors on peace and security in Africa.The objective of this paper is to examine the African Union"s collective security mechanisms and identify lessons for combating the challenges of armed non-state actors in Africa.
The beginning of the 21 st century saw the emergence of new global threats to transnational secur... more The beginning of the 21 st century saw the emergence of new global threats to transnational security in West Africa as a result of the spread of jihadist terrorism across borders. Extremist Islamic movements are prevalent in Northern Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Mali, and Chad, carrying out cross-border attacks assisted by open and porous borders and movement of illegal immigrants. This paper examines the effect of radical Islam on transnational security through a review of existing literature and the social and security consequences on the people of the affected regions. Our findings indicate that the activities of armed Islamic movements are having a negative impact on the economy and security of the states and people of West Africa. It stresses the importance of transnational cooperation as these threats to transnational security can no longer be solved in a national or regional framework.
Organized crime within and across the Southern Africa borders constitute a threat to regional pea... more Organized crime within and across the Southern Africa borders constitute a threat to regional peace, security and governance in the region. Organized crime such as drug trafficking, human trafficking/smuggling, stolen vehicle trafficking, illegal weapons trade, money laundering, illicit exploitation of natural resources, trafficking in counterfeit medication and cigarettes, and cybercrime continue to exact a high cost in terms of national and transnational security and governance as a result of the strong link between political and sector corruption. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the nature and
impact of organized crime on regional peace and security and governance
within the southern Africa region, and offers several recommendations such as
effective policing across borders, enthronement of good governance and
democratic principles and strengthening the capacity of legal instruments and
agencies to control organized crimes within the region.
Since the formation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, peace and security has been its central co... more Since the formation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, peace and security has been its central components. The African Union has sought to respond to the many violent conflicts on the continent with African solutions to African problems through the establishment of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and its components. More than a decade however, the African continent remains punctuated by violent conflicts, in, for example, Central Africa, Libya, the Lake Chad Basin region and the Sahel region. This work will assess the African Union peace and security architecture, its strength and challenges using the Central African region as analysis and offers several recommendations such as a coherent and mutually reinforcing cooperation between the African Union and regional organizations in Central Africa on regional peace and security.
The African Union has since its establishment in 2001 adopted the principle of collective securit... more The African Union has since its establishment in 2001 adopted the principle of collective security in response to the several security challenges on the continent, including terrorism, increasing insecurity, proliferation of arms, political instability among others. Apart from the stipulations of the constitutive Act of the African Union which represents a departure from the nonintervention principles of the Organisation of African Union, the African Union is also collaborating with the United Nations on peacekeeping operations in Africa. This paper, using literary discourses on peace and security in Africa as a point of analysis, argues that the major challenge to the African Union's collective security mechanisms is the activities of armed non-state actors. This paper also reviews the impact of armed non-state actors on peace and security in Africa.The objective of this paper is to examine the African Union's collective security mechanisms and identify lessons for combatin...
The beginning of the 21 st century saw the emergence of new global threats to transnational secur... more The beginning of the 21 st century saw the emergence of new global threats to transnational security in West Africa as a result of the spread of jihadist terrorism across borders. Extremist Islamic movements are prevalent in Northern Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Mali, and Chad, carrying out cross-border attacks assisted by open and porous borders and movement of illegal immigrants. This paper examines the effect of radical Islam on transnational security through a review of existing literature and the social and security consequences on the people of the affected regions. Our findings indicate that the activities of armed Islamic movements are having a negative impact on the economy and security of the states and people of West Africa. It stresses the importance of transnational cooperation as these threats to transnational security can no longer be solved in a national or regional framework.
Since the formation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, peace and security has been its central co... more Since the formation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, peace and security has been its central components. The African Union has sought to respond to the many violent conflicts on the continent with African solutions to African problems through the establishment of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and its components. More than a decade however, the African continent remains punctuated by violent conflicts, in, for example, Central Africa, Libya, the Lake Chad Basin region and the Sahel region. This work will assess the African Union peace and security architecture, its strength and challenges using the Central African region as analysis and offers several recommendations such as a coherent and mutually reinforcing cooperation between the African Union and regional organizations in Central Africa on regional peace and security.
The African Union has since its establishment in 2001 adopted the principle of collective securit... more The African Union has since its establishment in 2001 adopted the principle of collective security in response to the several security challenges on the continent, including terrorism, increasing insecurity, proliferation of arms, political instability among others. Apart from the stipulations of the constitutive Act of the African Union which represents a departure from the non-intervention principles of the Organisation of African Union, the African Union is also collaborating with the United Nations on peacekeeping operations in Africa. This paper, using literary discourses on peace and security in Africa as a point of analysis, argues that the major challenge to the African Union"s collective security mechanisms is the activities of armed non-state actors. This paper also reviews the impact of armed non-state actors on peace and security in Africa.The objective of this paper is to examine the African Union"s collective security mechanisms and identify lessons for combating the challenges of armed non-state actors in Africa.
The beginning of the 21 st century saw the emergence of new global threats to transnational secur... more The beginning of the 21 st century saw the emergence of new global threats to transnational security in West Africa as a result of the spread of jihadist terrorism across borders. Extremist Islamic movements are prevalent in Northern Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Mali, and Chad, carrying out cross-border attacks assisted by open and porous borders and movement of illegal immigrants. This paper examines the effect of radical Islam on transnational security through a review of existing literature and the social and security consequences on the people of the affected regions. Our findings indicate that the activities of armed Islamic movements are having a negative impact on the economy and security of the states and people of West Africa. It stresses the importance of transnational cooperation as these threats to transnational security can no longer be solved in a national or regional framework.
Organized crime within and across the Southern Africa borders constitute a threat to regional pea... more Organized crime within and across the Southern Africa borders constitute a threat to regional peace, security and governance in the region. Organized crime such as drug trafficking, human trafficking/smuggling, stolen vehicle trafficking, illegal weapons trade, money laundering, illicit exploitation of natural resources, trafficking in counterfeit medication and cigarettes, and cybercrime continue to exact a high cost in terms of national and transnational security and governance as a result of the strong link between political and sector corruption. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the nature and
impact of organized crime on regional peace and security and governance
within the southern Africa region, and offers several recommendations such as
effective policing across borders, enthronement of good governance and
democratic principles and strengthening the capacity of legal instruments and
agencies to control organized crimes within the region.
Since the formation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, peace and security has been its central co... more Since the formation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, peace and security has been its central components. The African Union has sought to respond to the many violent conflicts on the continent with African solutions to African problems through the establishment of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and its components. More than a decade however, the African continent remains punctuated by violent conflicts, in, for example, Central Africa, Libya, the Lake Chad Basin region and the Sahel region. This work will assess the African Union peace and security architecture, its strength and challenges using the Central African region as analysis and offers several recommendations such as a coherent and mutually reinforcing cooperation between the African Union and regional organizations in Central Africa on regional peace and security.
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impact of organized crime on regional peace and security and governance
within the southern Africa region, and offers several recommendations such as
effective policing across borders, enthronement of good governance and
democratic principles and strengthening the capacity of legal instruments and
agencies to control organized crimes within the region.
impact of organized crime on regional peace and security and governance
within the southern Africa region, and offers several recommendations such as
effective policing across borders, enthronement of good governance and
democratic principles and strengthening the capacity of legal instruments and
agencies to control organized crimes within the region.