Accountability for Intervention: Negotiating Civilian Protection Dilemmas with Respect to Economic Community of West African States and African Union Interventions

Aning, Kwesi; Salihu, Naila

doi:10.1080/19392206.2011.579024

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“…It provided a clear vision, mandate and guidance for conducting peace support operations including complex and multidimensional missions. Paragraph 46, specifically, provided for military intervention by ECOWAS in the event of crises in a member state that threatened to trigger a humanitarian disaster and posed a serious threat to peace and security in the sub-region (Aning and Salihu 2011). In addition, ECOWAS adopted in 2008 the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF), which it believes can contribute to creating an environment that would ensure a more peaceful way of settling political and economic disputes (Bah and Aning 2009).…”

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“…More specifically, by the principle of non-indifference, the AU has arrogated the authority to intervene and not cower behind the cloak of sovereignty. It is under this principle that the AU intervened to restore order in conflict states, such as Burundi, Somalia, Sudan and Comoros (Aning and Salihu 2011). Through such missions, the AU has sought to make its peace and security norms operational (Vines 2013).…”

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Promoting Security in Africa through Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union’s African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)

Arthur

2017

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The last two decades have seen African countries adopt a new security approach through the activities of regional economic communities (RECs) and the African Union's (AU) African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). This article argues that despite progress in conflict prevention and the promotion of peace, defence and security through the APSA and RECs, challenges do remain. In particular, factors such as financial costs involved, the inadequate funds available for peace and security missions, conflicting interests and lack of agreement, poor coordination and inadequate human and logistics capacity have constrained the ability of African countries to achieve their peace and security agenda. Thus, for peace and security efforts being undertaken by the AU and RECs to be effective, the actors involved should have not only the requisite capacity but also political will and commitment, and cooperation among members and with the international community should remain crucial to the process.

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Promoting Security in Africa through Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union’s African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)

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2017

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African Agency in R2P: Interventions by African Union and ECOWAS in Mali, Cote D’ivoire, and Libya

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Economic Community of West African States, Regional security and the Implementation of Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect: Rhetoric or Reality?

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2019

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The last 25 years have seen Economic Community of West African States, through the use of various norms, structures and protocols, make the promotion of security and the implementation of humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect (R2P) important aspects of the political landscape in the sub-region. The article argues that despite the great strides made by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the implementation of R2P, there are not only challenges (inadequate funds available for peace and security missions, conflicting interests and lack of agreement, poor co-ordination, inadequate human and logistics capacity) with its application in the sub-region, but also concerns about its future. Thus, to promote security and realise the goals of implementing humanitarian intervention and R2P in the ECOWAS sub-region, not only should the actors involved have the requisite capacity but also political will and commitment, citizen awareness, and co-operation among ECOWAS member-states and with the international community should remain crucial to the process.

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Accountability for Intervention: Negotiating Civilian Protection Dilemmas with Respect to Economic Community of West African States and African Union Interventions

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Promoting Security in Africa through Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union’s African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)

Promoting Security in Africa through Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union’s African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)

African Agency in R2P: Interventions by African Union and ECOWAS in Mali, Cote D’ivoire, and Libya

Economic Community of West African States, Regional security and the Implementation of Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect: Rhetoric or Reality?

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