The past decade has seen an increase in the number of violent election related conflicts in Africa. The year 2008 alone saw Zimbabwe, Kenya and Anjouan/Comoros at some stage of the election conflict spectrum. The African Union (AU), as the continental broker, has often arrived at the scenes rather late and without much coercive authority to enforce its prescription...

The past decade has seen an increase in the number of violent election related conflicts in Africa. The year 2008 alone saw Zimbabwe, Kenya and Anjouan/Comoros at some stage of the election conflict spectrum. The African Union (AU), as the continental broker, has often arrived at the scenes rather late and without much coercive authority to enforce its prescription...