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Exploring the roles of the AU and ECOWAS in West African conflicts
South African Journal of International Affairs Pub Date : 2020-04-02 , DOI: 10.1080/10220461.2020.1767193
Sanae Suzuki 1
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ABSTRACT The working relationship between the African Union (AU), on the one hand, and the regional economic communities and regional mechanisms, on the other, is one of the key components of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). This article investigates how the AU and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have attempted to define their respective roles for intervention in West African conflicts. There are three instruments of intervention: diplomacy, mediation and peace support operations. Empirical analysis of interventions in conflicts in Guinea, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Guinea-Bissau from 2008 to 2013 shows that, after disagreeing with ECOWAS regarding appropriate approaches, the AU has gradually refrained from taking a mediation role but has continued with its diplomatic efforts. ECOWAS has continued to initiate unilateral efforts at mediation and peace support, while it attempts to coordinate its diplomatic efforts with the AU and other actors. This article outlines the differing roles of these regional entities, and analyses their developing relationship in the context of continuing conflict in West Africa.

中文翻译:

探索非盟和西非经共体在西非冲突中的作用

摘要 一方面,非洲联盟(AU)与区域经济共同体和区域机制之间的工作关系是非洲和平与安全架构(APSA)的关键组成部分之一。本文调查了非盟和西非国家经济共同体 (ECOWAS) 如何试图界定各自在干预西非冲突中的作用。有三种干预手段:外交、调解和和平支持行动。对 2008 年至 2013 年几内亚、尼日尔、科特迪瓦、马里和几内亚比绍冲突干预的实证分析表明,在不同意西非经共体关于适当方法的意见后,非盟逐渐克制自己的调解作用,但继续采取其外交努力。西非经共体继续发起单方面的调解和和平支持努力,同时试图与非盟和其他行为体协调其外交努力。本文概述了这些区域实体的不同作用,并分析了它们在西非持续冲突背景下的发展关系。
更新日期:2020-04-02
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