Full Description
Africa Nations have contributed to peace operations in conflict zones across the world since the deployment of the United Nations Operations in the Congo in 1960. This has placed Africa as a major stakeholder in the maintenance of peace and security. For over fifty years Ghana has earned the international reputation as one of the largest and consistent Troop Contributing Country in United Nations mandated peace operations. While Ghana has long been an active contributor to peace operations, there are few or no comparative studies that systematically analyze the actual roles played by troops in many of the different conflict context where they have served. This book therefore, focuses on a comparison of two peace operations undertaken by the forces of an African Nation in two different missions in Lebanon and Liberia.
Contents
1. Introduction and Conceptual Considerations
2. United Nations, ECOWAS and Ghana in Peace Operations
3. Background and Geo-Politics of the Lebanese War
4. The Ghana Armed Forces and the UN Peace Operations in Lebanon
5. Liberia: Background and the Dynamics of the Civil War
6. The Ghana Armed Forces and the ECOWAS/UN Peace Operations in Liberia
7. A Comparative Analysis: Peace Operations in Lebanon and Liberia
8. Conclusion: Applying Ghana's Experience to Global and Regional Peace Operations
