“…Prospects for Trade between Nigeria and its Neighbours has formed the basis of a workshop organised by the Club du Sahel and the West African Enterprise Network for English and French entrepreneurs in December 2000 in Cotonou, Benin…”

“…This collaboration has been anchored in frameworks such as the 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the regular dialogue between global and regional human rights mechanisms mandated by the Human Rights Council, the 2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the Organisation of American States and the African Union, the 2012 Addis Ababa Roadmap between the special procedures of the UN Human Rights Council and those of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the 2010 and 2014 Memorandums of Understanding between the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the African Union Commission and Inter- American Commission on Human Rights, respectively. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Modelling the Impact of Regional Economic Integration: The Africa Free Trade Area Scenario -- Conclusion: Advancing Africa's Trade -- Further Reading -- 12 Prospects for Greater Peace -- Trends in Conflict -- Africa's Leadership in Conflict Prevention and Management -- Changing Characteristics of Organised Violence -- More Riots -- Structural Drivers of Violence -- Regime Capacity, Type and Regime Dissonance -- Youth and Unemployment -- Poor Governance and High Levels of Inequality -- Modelling the Prospects for Greater Peace: The Silencing the Guns Scenario -- Conclusion: Focusing on Conflict Prevention -- Further Reading…”

“…Ramesh Thakur, Australian National University This open access volume explores how UN peace operations are adapting to four trends in the changing global order: (1) the rebalancing of relations between states of the global North and the global South; (2) the rise of regional organisations as providers of peace; (3) the rise of violent extremism and fundamentalist non-state actors; and (4) increasing demands from non-state actors for greater emphasis on human security. …”