%0 Journal Article
%T From AMIS to UNAMID: The African Union, the United Nations and the challenges of sustainable peace in Darfur, Sudan
%A Saka Luqman
%A Omede A. J
%J Canadian Social Science
%D 2012
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%R 10.3968/2319
%X Since, 2003 when hostilities broke out in Darfur region of Western Sudan, the African Union has been leading international community efforts at restoring peace to this trouble region. The organization deployed ceasefire monitoring commission, peacekeeping force and under Nigeria leadership broker peace agreement between the warring parties. From all indications the Darfur Peace Accord [DPA], brokered in Abuja, Nigeria has not resulted into the normalization of the security and political situation in Darfur as was envisaged. The apparent lack of robust capacity by the African Union Mission, AMIS to stabilize the security situation in Darfur reinforces the call for the United Nations to intervention. With a robust mandate, secure resource base and better logistic capabilities, the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur, UNAMID has been proactive in enhancing the protection of its personnel, bases and equipments and greater capacity in the provision of security for safe delivery of humanitarian assistance and protection of civilians. Much as the deployment of UNAMID mission has brought semblance of security, there continue to exist challenges that are undermining security and militating against the achievement of durable peace in Darfur this paper argued. Key words: African Union; Conflict; Darfur; Peacekeeping; Security R¨¦sum¨¦ Depuis 2003, lorsque les hostilit¨¦s ont ¨¦clat¨¦ dans la r¨¦gion du Darfour au Soudan occidental, l¡¯Union africaine a dirig¨¦ les efforts de la communaut¨¦ internationale ¨¤ r¨¦tablir la paix dans cette r¨¦gion trouble. L¡¯organisation a d¨¦ploy¨¦ commission de suivi cessez-le-maintien de la paix la force et sous la direction du Nigeria courtier accord de paix entre la guerre parties. de toutes les indications de l¡¯Accord de paix sur le Darfour [DPA], n¨¦goci¨¦ ¨¤ Abuja, au Nigeria ne s¡¯est pas traduite dans la normalisation de la situation s¨¦curitaire et politique au Darfour comme cela a ¨¦t¨¦ envisag¨¦. le manque apparent de forte capacit¨¦ par la Mission de l¡¯Union africaine, la MUAS ¨¤ stabiliser la situation s¨¦curitaire au Darfour renforce l¡¯appel ¨¤ l¡¯Organisation des Nations Unies ¨¤ l¡¯intervention. Avec un mandat robuste, base de ressources en s¨¦curit¨¦ et de meilleures capacit¨¦s logistiques, l¡¯Union africaine- Nations Unies au Darfour, la MINUAD a ¨¦t¨¦ proactif dans le renforcement de la protection de son personnel, des bases et des ¨¦quipements et une plus grande capacit¨¦ dans la fourniture de s¨¦curit¨¦ pour une livraison s re de l¡¯aide humanitaire et la protection des civils. Tout comme le d¨¦ploiement de la mission de la MINUAD a a
%K African Union
%K Conflict
%K Darfur
%K Peacekeeping
%K Security
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