PEACEKEEPING AND AN AFRICAN HIGH COMMAND
In: Review of African political economy, Band 71, Heft 24, S. 131-137
ISSN: 0305-6244
IT IS ARGUED THAT DISCOURSES ON AN AFRICAN HIGH COMMAND IS AS OLD AS AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE, AND THAT WHILE THE ACTORS MAY HAVE CHANGED, THE EVENTS AND PLACE LARGELY REMAIN THE SAME. IN THIS RESPECT, CONGO HAS REMAINED A PIVOTAL POINT IN THIS DISCOURSE. IN POINTING TO THE IMPERATIVE FOR A PEACEKEEPING FORCE, THE AUTHOR DRAWS ATTENTION TO SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE WAY OF SUCH A CONTINENTAL FORCE, IN PARTICULAR THE QUESTION OF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DEFICIENCY.