Abstract
The member states of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) established the African Union (AU) in 2001, following recognition that Africa needed a more effective institution that could maintain peace and security. In particular,the 1994 genocide in Rwanda demonstrated to the continent that it needed to enhance its ability to act before conflicts became unmanageable and destructive.The AU consequently established an institutional framework for the prevention, management, and resolution of conflicts. This institutional framework consistsof two parallel frameworks, namely the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA).
Highlights
The member states of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) established the African Union (AU) in 2001, following recognition that Africa needed a more effective institution that could maintain peace and security
The AU recognises that the regional economic communities (RECs) and regional mechanisms (RMs) play a significant role in maintaining peace and security on the continent. This explains the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union[5] on how it should work with the RECs and RMs, and the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the area of peace and security between the AU and the RECs and RMs of Northern and Eastern Africa regional bodies signed in 2008 (MoU of 2008)
This paper evaluates the role of RMs in managing intra-state conflicts under the AU’s normative order, consisting of a two-pronged institutional framework
Summary
The member states of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) established the African Union (AU) in 2001, following recognition that Africa needed a more effective institution that could maintain peace and security. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda demonstrated to the continent that it needed to enhance its ability to act before conflicts became unmanageable and destructive.[1] The AU established an institutional framework for the prevention, management, and resolution of conflicts This institutional framework consists of two parallel frameworks, namely the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)[2] and the African Governance Architecture (AGA)[3]. The AU recognises that the RECs and RMs play a significant role in maintaining peace and security on the continent This explains the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union[5] on how it should work with the RECs and RMs, and the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the area of peace and security between the AU and the RECs and RMs of Northern and Eastern Africa regional bodies signed in 2008 (MoU of 2008). Part IV is a brief conclusion, while Part V makes a number of recommendations
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