This article looks at the African Union and the array of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and their role in breaking down colonial demarcations and artificial borders in the continent. Considering the RECs as the Building Blocs of the African Economic Community (AEC) and the AU, the article also looks at the multiple allegiances of the different African countri...

The late Ghanaian leader and pan-African thinker, Kwame Nkrumah, is doubtlessly one of those few African leaders that are still being remembered for their formidable vision for Africa and Africans at home and in the Diaspora. The nostalgia for Nkrumah, especially among the youth, is made more noticeable by the still precarious state of affairs in Africa. The youth ...

In this paper, I look at the United Nations’ military intervention in Somalia in 1992-95 following the overthrow of the Siad Barre regime and amid a fratricidal civil war in the country. I begin by providing a concise historical overview of the Somali conflict that led to this intervention. I then look at the UN peacekeeping force and the circumstances that led to ...

This article examines the state of the art of early warning in Africa. It looks at the definitions of early warning, considers the historical evolution of conflict early warning systems, and takes a critical look at the debate about the link or the gap between early warning and early action. To this end, it tries to answer some important questions, particularly in ...