Problems Plaguing the African Union Peacekeeping Forces

Abstract

Repeatedly called upon to provide soldiers to intervene in Africa's numerous conflicts and potential flashpoints, the military forces of the African Union (AU) are frequently not up to the task. Factors working against the AU's forces include ill-trained and ill-equipped armies, under-funded operations, disagreements over issues such as border demarcations among several of the AU nations, and linguistic and cultural barriers. Without strong AU military forces capable of providing effective interventions, many African conflicts will either remain unresolved or depend on forces outside the continent to attempt to impose a non-African solution on them.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA525170

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Feldman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Command And Control
  • Continents
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Language
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Money
  • Peacekeeping
  • Public Health
  • Religion
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
  • Security
  • Small Arms
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Systems Analysis and Design