Table of Contents :

Silencing the Guns, Ignoring the People? Rethinking the AU's Conflict and Governance Agenda
Lucy Anning5

The African Union and Organized Crime: Between Normative Frameworks and Practical Constraints
Benjamin Okorie Ajah and Tshimangadzo Oscar Magadze23


Predicting coups in real time: A 4IR-based Early Warning Framework for the African Union
Octavious Chido Masunda49


Armed Herders-Driven Insecurity in Nigeria: A Threat to Ecowas Free Movement for Socioeconomic Integration
Kenechi Nnaemeka Afunugo, Nganwuchu Geoffrey Chiazo, Nnatuanya Chinedu Emmanuel, Chukwukamma Kingsley .E. and Casimir Ndubuisi Osigwe73


Peace and Security Challenges in the Sahel Region of Africa: A Wake-Up Call for the Leadership of the African Union
Goddy Uwa Osimen, Valerie E. Okpere, Moyosoluwa Dele-Dada, Temidayo David Oladipo, Theresa Nfam Odeigah, and Aderemi Opeyemi Ade-Ibijola95


Constructivist analysis of the emergence of the security architecture of the African Union's Southern African Development Community Security
Rich Mashimbye119


Participation of OAU-recognised Liberation Movements at the UN (1972-1974): An Evaluation of the Implications for International Politics, Law and Relations
Seane Mabitsela143


African Union's Peace and Integration Initiatives in the Light of Ecclesiastes (4:12): Intersection of Politics and Biblical Wisdom
Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu, Michael Paul Pilani, and Nwadialor Kanayo Louis161

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