Challenges of the African Military in Peacekeeping Missions in Africa

Abstract

This SRP will highlight the challenges the African military contingents faced when preparing and deployed in peacekeeping missions in Africa. The paper will in the same vein cover the main causes attributed to the difficulties and the perpetual dependency on assistance from the developed world. The overall objective is to analyze the effects of the poor African economies on the capabilities of the peacekeepers. This will basically relate to the current financial and logistical capacity of most African countries. Finally the paper will have conclusions and recommendations to enhance the capacity and performance of African peacekeepers in the United Nations and African Union missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561378

Entities

People

  • James N. Mazimba

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Collection
  • International Relations
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.