Table of Contents :

The African Union Protocol on Free Movement: A panacea to end border porosity?
Okunade Samuel Kehinde and Olusola Ogunnubi 5

China’s Growing Military Peacekeeping Presence in Africa: What benefit(s) (if any) for Continental Security?
Daniel N. Mlambo, Victor H. Mlambo and Mandla A. Mubecua17


Fighting Terrorism in the Horn of Africa: the Role of Ordinary Kenyans in Kenya’s Military Intervention in Somalia and the Fight against Al Shabaab
Joseph Makanda 29


The African Union, R2P and the Challenges of Capability
Ebere R Adigbuo44


Transnational Syndicates and Cross-border Transfer of Small Arms and Light Weapons in West Africa: A Threat to Regional Security
Toyin Cotties Adetiba60


Corruption and the Challenge of Accountability in the Post-Colonial African States: A Discourse
Omololu Fagbadebo75


Armed Conflicts in Africa: Examining Sexual Violence as an Instrument of War
Innocent A. Daudu and Lukong S. Shulika91

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