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Accra, le 17 mai 2019- Le Bureau des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest et le Sahel (UNOWAS) et la Communauté Economique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO), en partenariat avec l'École...

The recent trends in the West African sub-region display various contradictions. On the one hand, certain political and economic developments give reason for optimism. On the other hand, new and very...

SAMUEL ATUOBI KAIPTC MONOGRAPH No. 6 ABSTRACT Using Sierra Leone as a case study, this paper examines the role of peace support operations (PSOs) and electoral assistance in post-conflict elections,...

By Emma Birikorang KAIPTC Occasional Paper No. 25 Introduction The adoption of the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) in July 2000 as well as the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the...

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Inside this issue: - Japan's Support for SALW in West Africa 1 - Organised Crime in the Global Context 1 - China's Africa Security Policy 3 - New KAIPTC Newsletter 4 - CPMRD Team-building Workshop 4 ...

Since their inception, West African states have been facing corruption as a major problem. In some cases, it has attained levels of gross and egregious theft, for which no possible moral or...

This paper assesses the partnership between ECOWAS and civil society organizations in the implementation of the early warning system. It explores options for strengthening this partnership to...

Extract Introduction As will be discussed later in this paper, the Darfur case offers an opportunity to examine and analyze the situation of IDPs who have been displaced because of violent armed...

This paper advances the argument that if capacity-building programmes were to instead operate from the idea of a strategic global-regional partnership - and thereby practical division of peacekeeping...

Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are often characterized as the unintended human fallout of conflict; the unfortunate victims of war. Recently however, weaknesses in the international...

Since mid-90s, there has been a concerted and continuing drive by developed countries to assist Africans with a range of capacity -building programs aimed at developing continental peace operations...

The integrated mission has come into existence in the face of modern "total war", where the classic UN peacekeeping and humanitarian responses proved insufficient to support a sustainable war to...

The aim of this paper is to explore particular cross border crimes in West Africa, and recommend options for effective responses. In doing this, it seeks to: (a) identify and discuss the different...

The aim of this report is to capture and collate the essence of the presentations and discussions at the expert's workshop, with particular attention to the proposed roadmap and the way forward for...

The aim of this paper is to highlight the negative effects that the lack of security in refugee camps in West Africa can have on individuals and society as a whole, and to suggest measures to address...

This paper focuses on the notion that "collaboration with CSOs (civil society organisations) constitutes one of the most (cost) effective and sustainable ways" of overcoming recognised deficencies in...

The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the more salient requirements for intelligence in African peace operations, and to provide insights into how these needs are (or are not) being met. It...

The aim of this paper is to analyse what kind of mindset, skills and knowledge peacekeepers have to obtain, to become competent in unfamiliar multicultural contexts, and to explore how this...

The aim of this paper is to critically examine the concept of conflict prevention as a viable means for enhancing peace and security in Africa, in order to suggest meaningful points of engagement for...