Peace Support Operations and Sustainable Peace: African Union Contribution in Somalia
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Date
2023
Authors
Musau, Daniel Muange
Hamasi, Linnet
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Publisher
CEDRED
Abstract
Peace Support Operations (PSOs) pose both opportunities and threats to sustainable peace.
Countless instances of insecurity have been strongly experienced in regions close to the
Kenya-Somalia border. Failure to adequately plan PSO exits compromised significant
security and peace achieved. The lethal militants continued to conduct an insurgency against
the government of Somalia, its inhabitants, and other neighboring nations due to a lack of
effective security and peace measures, participating in transnational terrorism, organized
crime, and cross-border attacks. Peace Building Complexity Theory accounts for the
perceptions of residents and government on the consequences of external peace efforts to
sustainable peace explaining why Somalia relapsed into instability affecting the adjoining
countries after the exit of PSOs. Through qualitative inquiry, the perceptions of Somalias on
PSOs peace efforts were sought on exit strategies. These articles aim to advise the AU on
how implementing the PSO exit strategy effectively can result in long-term peace and
stability. 100 respondent were chosen as the sample size from the general population. The
primary data that was gathered included interview schedules, and secondary data was used to
confirm the results. The findings and recommendations informed the conclusion of the study.
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Keywords
African Union, Peace Support Operations, Sustainable Peace, Exit Strategies
Citation
Musau, D. M; Hamasi, L. H. & Mulu, F. (2023). Peace Support Operations and Sustainable Peace: African Union Contribution in Somalia State. Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies, 7(2), 56 - 69.