Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

Peace and Conflict in Africa: A Critical Appraisal of Theory and Practice

OBAH-AKPOWOGHAHA, Nelson Goldpin, AGUNYAI, SAMUEL CHUKWUDI, WEWE Adeniga and OGUNMILADE, ADEKUNLE

The state of peace and conflict in the African continent since independence remains a pre-occupying phenomenon, with development and continuing challenges both at the domestic level and international scale. Indeed, beside the steady progress in the establishment of the African Union continental peace and security design and the promising achievements, the geopolitical map of Africa continue to bear the marks of several latent crises. There are also multiple full-blown conflicts in the face of which peace efforts are often met with opposition or simply foiled by the existence of diverse challenges at the operational level, especially for the African Union. This paper aims to ascertain the state of affairs on all issues as regard armed conflict on selected countries of Africa.