African Union: Prospects for Regional Peacekeeping after Burundi and Sudan
| Review of African Political Economy - Vol. 33 No. 108 African Union: Prospects for Regional Peacekeeping after Burundi and Sudan |
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| Abstract of Briefing |
| Title: | The African Union: Prospects for Regional Peacekeeping after Burundi and Sudan |
| Author: | Paul D Williams |
| Location: | Vol.33 No.108 (June 2006), pp352-357 |
| Since taking over from its predecessor the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in July 2002, the African Union (AU) has taken significant steps to develop the structures and capabilities necessary to conduct its own armed peace operations. The two biggest practical tests of this burgeoning security architecture have come in Burundi and Darfur, Sudan. This short briefing reflects upon these developments and the emerging debates about how and when the AU should use military force to manage the continent's political crises. |
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