Table of Contents :

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

China’s Growing Military Peacekeeping Presence in Africa: What benefit(s) (if any) for Continental Security?17
Daniel N. Mlambo, Victor H. Mlambo and Mandla A. Mubecua

Fighting Terrorism in the Horn of Africa: the Role of Ordinary Kenyans in Kenya’s Military Intervention in Somalia and the Fight against Al Shabaab29
Joseph Makanda

The African Union, R2P and the Challenges of Capability44
Ebere R Adigbuo

Transnational Syndicates and Cross-border Transfer of Small Arms and Light Weapons in West Africa: A Threat to Regional Security60
Toyin Cotties Adetiba

Corruption and the Challenge of Accountability in the Post-Colonial African States: A Discourse75
Omololu Fagbadebo

Armed Conflicts in Africa: Examining Sexual Violence as an Instrument of War91
Innocent A. Daudu and Lukong S. Shulika