The OAU After Twenty Years

Sesay, Amadu; Ojo, Olusola J.; Fasehun, Orobola

doi:10.4324/9780429313264

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“…What is more, the OAU could not mitigate the growing intransigence of the government of Morocco through providing negative or positive incentives, as it lacked any leverage to coerce the government of Morocco to make a territorial concession. Amadu Sesay argues that the paralysis of the OAU’s conflict resolution efforts in the Western Sahara dispute in the early 1980s was due to a “lack of material resources with which it could embark upon an effective mediatory role” (Sesay, Ojo & Fasehun 1984:56). When in November 1984 a majority of the OAU member states recognized the Western Sahara as an official member of the OAU, Morocco immediately suspended its membership of the OAU, effectively ending the African mediation effort to end the conflict (Labella 2003:78; Zoubir 1996:190).…”

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Mediating Solutions to Territorial Civil Wars in Africa: Norms, Interests, and Major Power Leverage

Duursma¹

2018

Afr. stud. rev.

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Abstract:This article draws on the concept of “identity interests” to explain why commitment to the territorial integrity norm in the context of African peace processes has persisted over such a long period of time, even as continental and international contexts have changed. One major implication of this commitment to the territorial integrity norm is that third parties involved in peacemaking in Africa have consistently refrained from promoting a negotiated settlement that might pave the way for independence; they have only pushed for a territorial revision in a few instances. The role of major powers has been crucial with regard to the few successful territorial changes in Africa since 1960. An overview of all outcomes of mediation in territorial intrastate conflicts in Africa—as well as seven case studies—support this argument.

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confidence: 99%