The United Nations, Security and Peacekeeping in Africa – Lessons and Prospects

United Nations peacekeeping operations go back to Dag Hammarskjöld’s initiatives as the second Secretary-General. More recently, they have taken on hitherto unprecedented dimensions. By far the largest proportional engagement is currently to be found on the African continent. Of late, the African Union has initiated its own security architecture to complement the UN’s efforts and assume collective responsibility for African security affairs.

The contributions explore the experiences and scope of UN peacekeeping initiatives in Africa and the emerging collaboration with the continental body.

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Preface Henning Melber
The UN and the African Union’s security architecture – Defining an emerging partnership? Kwesi Aning
The UN and the AU – A co-dependent relationship on matters of peace and security Linnea Bergholm
Positive, ambiguous or negative? UN peacekeeping in the local security fabric Andreas Mehler