December 2016

Military intervention in Africa’s conflicts as a route to peace: Strengths and pitfalls

This study seeks to answer a basic question: what are the merits and flaws of military intervention as a tool of conflict management in Africa? It uses a qualitative research approach and draws on existing literature on conflicts and military intervention in Africa. The study argues that military intervention and peacekeeping operations (PKOs) have become the most common approaches to conflict management in Africa....

Author(s): John Akokpari