The State of Peacebuilding in Africa

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Peacebuilding in Transition

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • Terence McNamee, Monde Muyangwa

      Pages 3-14Open Access

   3. Learning Lessons from Peace Operations in Africa

      • Paul D. Williams

      Pages 15-32Open Access

   4. The Economics of Peacebuilding: International Organizations for Dealing with Victor and Vanquished

      • Vera Songwe

      Pages 33-46Open Access

   5. Religion and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Lado Tonlieu Ludovic, S. J.

      Pages 47-64Open Access

   6. Field Reflections on Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Social Imperatives of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

      • Betty O. Bigombe

      Pages 65-79Open Access

   7. United Nations Peacekeeping, Human Rights, and the Protection of Civilians

      • Ibrahim J. Wani

      Pages 81-99Open Access

3. Strategies and Tools

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Sustaining the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda: The Role of UN Peacekeeping in Africa

      • Lisa Sharland

      Pages 103-121Open Access

   3. Local Peace Committees and Grassroots Peacebuilding in Africa

      • Fritz Nganje

      Pages 123-139Open Access

   4. Three Decades of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Africa: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

      • Anatole Ayissi

      Pages 141-162Open Access

   5. The Changing Nature of Elections in Africa: Impact on Peacebuilding

      • Franklin Oduro

      Pages 163-180Open Access

   6. Contributions of Early Warning to the African Peace and Security Architecture: The Experience of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)

      • Chukwuemeka B. Eze, Osei Baffour Frimpong

      Pages 181-194Open Access

4. Regional and International Dimensions of Peacebuilding

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195

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   2. The African Union in Peacebuilding in Africa

      • Gilbert M. Khadiagala

      Pages 197-213Open Access

   3. Trends in SADC Mediation and Long-Term Conflict Transformation

      • Dimpho Deleglise

      Pages 215-233Open Access

   4. The International Criminal Court’s Impact on Peacebuilding in Africa

      • Phil Clark

      Pages 235-256Open Access

   5. Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding: Incompatible or Complementary?

      • Jens Pedersen

      Pages 257-275Open Access

   6. Peace Management and Conflict Resolution: A Practitioner’s Perspective

      • Ibrahim A. Gambari

      Pages 277-292Open Access

This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in Africa over the past half century. The core themes addressed by the contributors include conflict prevention, mediation, and management; post-conflict reconstruction, justice and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration; the role of women, religion, humanitarianism, grassroots organizations, and early warning systems; and the impact of global, regional, and continental bodies. The book's thematic chapters are complemented by six country/region case studies: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan/South Sudan, Mozambique and the Sahel/Mali. Each chapter concludes with a set of key lessons learned that could be used to inform the building of a more sustainable peace in Africa. The State of Peacebuilding in Africa was born out of the activities of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP), a Carnegie-funded, continent-wide network of  African organizations that works with the Wilson Center to bring African knowledge and perspectives to U.S., African, and international policy on peacebuilding in Africa. The research for this book was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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• development policy

“This edited volume is a bracing read due to its description of the many failings of peacebuilding in Africa, and it offers, if not always systematically, useful thoughts on how peacebuilding might be pointed in a direction that takes account of politics and viability.” (David Harris, International Affairs, Vol. 97 (4), 2021)

"Very few books provide as broad and deep a set of reflections and considerations regarding peacebuilding in Africa, as this volume. The issues and case studies covered here offer much for the future of policymaking in this area. “

 

—      David J. Hornsby, Associate Vice President of Teaching and Learning and Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada

• Global Fellow, Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, USA

  Terence McNamee

• Director, Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, USA

  Monde Muyangwa

Terence McNamee is Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholars, based in South Africa. Educated in his native Canada and the UK, he has written and worked on development, governance and security issues for more than two decades, mainly in Africa.

Monde Muyangwa is Director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She previously served as Academic Dean of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, and as Director of Research and Policy at the National Summit on Africa, all in the USA.