Chapter 22: The African Union as a human security arrangement

• Main Author: M. Makinda, Samuel (auth)
• Other Authors: Okumu, F. Wafula (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2022
• Subjects: LBG; Human security; African Union; African Peace and Security Architecture; African Governance Architecture; African Peace and Security Council; African Peer Review Mechanism
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The African Union has articulated an approach to human security that incorporates political, social, economic, and environmental factors. However, Africa continues to experience wars, violent conflicts, and other threats to human security largely because the AU's mechanisms for dealing with the...