L’engagement des états Africains en Matière de Sécurité en Afrique Centrale : Contraintes et enjeux de la coopération UA-CEEAC

Abstract

This article entitled “African states’ engagement in Security in Central Africa:
challenges and prospects for cooperation between the AU and ECCAS“ analyses
the perception and issues of peace and security dynamics in Central Africa. It
also explores the coordination between the AU and ECCAS by questioning its
operational efficiency vis-a vis the local constraints and crucial challenges in the
region. Assuming that States in Central Africa do not offer a shared /relevant
vision on issues of peace and security, it is given that the lack of political will
mitigates any opportunity of mutual cooperation where Africa can produce its
own solutions for its peace and security challenges. Yet, while Eastern and Western
African states are highly preoccupied to finding endogenous solutions to security
challenges, the Central Africa Region lags behind in mobilizing around common
challenges thus the wish for a harmonization/capacity building of already existing
institutions. With regards to the knowledge and practice of AfSol, this chapter
brings three major contributions that build upon existing achievements: (1) the
inventory of endogenous solutions susceptible of capitalizing on the consolidation
of peace in Central Africa; (2) incentives for decision makers in Central Africa for
a more active engagement for peace and (3) the establishment of a platform of
discussion between academic circles, pan-African structures of integration and
political decision makers.