UN Peacekeeping in Africa: The End of a Cycle? – Between Changing Warfare, Impossible Mandates and Geopolitics
Megatrends Working Paper 2023 07, 14.08.2023, 13 Seitendoi:10.18449/2023MTA-WP07
The effectiveness of UN peacekeeping in Africa is increasingly being questioned and its legitimacy put to the test. Complex warfare, unrealistic mandates and geopolitical rivalries are hampering progress. Can the UN and AU pave the way for a new era of peacekeeping?

Armoured cars of UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, CAR) patrol on the streets, Bangui, CAR.
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