| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 28 pages) : map |
| Series |
Report ; no. 297 |
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ICG Africa report ; N°297.
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- I. Introduction. -- II. The evolution of EU funding for African peace and security. -- A. The African peace facility. -- B. A new EU approach on the horizon. -- C. Rationale for the new funding model. -- !. AMISOM's funding trap. -- 2. Toward more funding for ad hoc coalitions. -- 3. Increasing demands to support African armies. -- III. Potential implications for African peace and security. -- A. Implications for the African Union. -- B. More direct support to ad hoc conditions. -- C. Training and equipping African armies. -- IV. Toward an effective EU funding model for African peace and security. -- Appendices |
| Summary |
New financial structures will soon allow the EU to fund African military operations - including the supply of lethal weaponry - directly, instead of through the African Union. To avoid aggravating conflicts, Brussels should undertake robust risk assessments, constantly monitor its assistance, insist that recipient countries subordinate military efforts to political strategies and preserve African Union oversight |
| Notes |
"14 January 2021"--Cover |
| Subject |
Military assistance, European -- Africa -- Finance
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Security, International -- Africa -- International cooperation
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Africa.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group, publisher.
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