ABSTRACT

This study explored whether the African Union’s peace operations driven by the ‘African solutions’ approach is enough or not. To bear evidence, this study uses the AU’s intervention in Darfur to interrogate the efficacy of the ‘African solutions’. The reason for selecting the case of Darfur is motivated due to the following two critical rationales. In the first place, this state has faced a prolonged internal conflict state of affairs. More importantly, the case of Darfur is chosen mainly because the case is one of the glaring examples of the AU’s comprehensive peace operation. The interviews were conducted in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and Sudan (Khartoum). This study argues that given the reluctance of international actors to engage in Africa to tackle instabilities, the idea of ‘African solutions to African problems’ seems an alternative approach to the multifaceted security challenges of the continent of Africa. However, currently, there is a wide gap between the AU’s ambitions and its actual accomplishment; for practical reasons, the ‘African solutions’ maxim requires a sober political and financial commitment from the member states of the AU.

摘要

这项研究探讨了由“非洲解决方案”方法驱动的非洲联盟和平行动是否足够。为了提供证据，这项研究利用非盟在达尔富尔的干预来询问“非洲解决方案”的有效性。之所以选择达尔富尔案例，是出于以下两个关键理由。首先，这个国家面临着长期的内部冲突状况。更重要的是，之所以选择达尔富尔案，主要是因为该案是非盟全面和平行动的突出例子之一。采访在埃塞俄比亚（亚的斯亚贝巴）和苏丹（喀土穆）进行。本研究认为，鉴于国际行动者不愿参与非洲以解决不稳定问题，“非洲解决非洲问题”的想法似乎是应对非洲大陆多方面安全挑战的另一种方法。然而，目前非盟的雄心壮志与其实际成就之间存在巨大差距；出于实际原因，“非洲解决方案”格言要求非盟成员国做出清醒的政治和财政承诺。