The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainable Peace and Security in Africa by Dan Kuwali

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This handbook takes stock of the African Union's Vision 2020 to rid the African continent of wars, civil conflicts, human rights violations, and humanitarian disasters – including violent conflicts and genocide – and provides recommendations on how to address contemporary threats to peace and security in Africa.

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This handbook takes stock of the African Union's Vision 2020 to rid the African continent of wars, civil conflicts, human rights violations, and humanitarian disasters – including violent conflicts and genocide – and provides recommendations on how to address contemporary threats to peace and security in Africa. It explores the continent's current peace and security landscape, including new actors, emerging threats, and the prospects for achieving sustainable peace. With contributions from highly respected experts in the field, both academics and practitioners, the volume unpacks the sources of conflict, instability and the challenges of peace and development, and provides research-based policy advice to guide and inform African governments, policy makers, practitioners, and scholarly audiences on the continent and beyond.

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This handbook takes stock of the African Union's Vision 2020 to rid the African continent of wars, civil conflicts, human rights violations, humanitarian disasters including violent conflicts and the prevention of genocide, and to provide recommendations on how to address contemporary threats to peace and security in Africa. It explores the continent's current peace and security landscape, including new actors, emerging threats, and the prospects for achieving sustainable peace. With contributions from highly respected experts in the field, both academics and practitioners, the volume unpacks the sources of conflict, instability and the challenges of peace and development, and provides research-based policy advice to guide and inform African governments, policy makers, practitioners, as well as scholarly audiences on the continent and beyond. Dan Kuwali serves as Chief of Legal Services in the Malawi Defence Force and Judge Advocate General. He is also Extraordinary Professor of International Law at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and Adjunct Professor of Strategic Stadues,Malawi University of Science and Technology, Malawi.

Author Biography

Dan Kuwali serves as Chief of Legal Services and Judge Advocate General in the Malawi Defence Force. He is also Extraordinary Professor of International Law at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and Adjunct Professor of Strategic Studies, Malawi University of Science and Technology, Malawi.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- The Concept of Peace: An African Perspective.- Sustaining Peace in Africa.- The African Union Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Security.- Securing Peace and Security in North Africa.- Building Peace, in East Africa.- Securing Lasting Peace in West Africa.- Peace and Security in Central Africa.- Sustaining Peace and Security in Southern Africa.- Cybersecurity Threats in Africa.- The Proliferation of Popular Protests in Africa.- Countering Extremism in Africa.- The Future of Violence in Africa.- Social Media, Peace and Security in Africa.- Emerging Epidemics and Pandemics in Africa.- Protection of Human and People's Rights in Africa.- The Governance Conundrum in Africa.- Organized Crime in Africa.- Resource Conflicts in Africa.- Combating Piracy in African Waters.- Post-Electoral Violence in Africa.- Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in Africa.- Weapons of Mass Destruction Africa.- Supporting the Agenda for Peace and Security in Africa.- Addressing Youth Unemploymentin Africa.- Increasing the Role of Women in Peace and Security in Africa.- Respecting the Law of Armed Conflict in Africa.- Promoting Peace and Reconciliation in Africa.- Enhancing Conflict Resolution in Africa.- Preventing Illicit Resource Outflows from Africa.- Curbing the Migrant Crisis in the Mediterranean Sea.- Funding the African Peace and Security Agenda.- Combating Corruption in Africa.- Conclusion.

Feature

Explores critically how sustainable peace could be achieved in Africa Offers a comparative and comprehensive engagement of Africa's current peace and security issues Features policy recommendations by academics and practitioners to guide governments and policy makers

Details ISBN303082019X Language English ISBN-10 303082019X ISBN-13 9783030820190 Format Hardcover Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Year 2022 Pages 617 Publication Date 2022-05-26 UK Release Date 2022-05-26 Author Dan Kuwali Edited by Dan Kuwali Illustrations 11 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XXXIII, 617 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color. Edition Description 1st ed. 2022 Alternative 9783030820220 DEWEY 327.17209609052 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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