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Humanitarian intervention and ConfliCt resolution in West afriCa For my son James Alex, Thanks for the happiness you’ve brought into our lives Humanitarian intervention and Conflict resolution in West africa from eComoG to eComil JoHn m. Kabia The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, Warrington, Cheshire, UK © John m. Kabia 2009 all rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. John m. Kabia has asserted his moral right under the Copyright, designs and Patents act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Published by ashgate Publishing limited ashgate Publishing Company Wey Court east suite 420 union road 101 Cherry street farnham burlington, vt 05401-4405 surrey Gu9 7Pt usa england www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Kabia, John m. Humanitarian intervention and conflict resolution in West africa : from eComoG to eComil 1. Humanitarian intervention - africa, West 2. Peace-building - africa, West 3. Peacekeeping forces - africa, West 4. africa, West - Politics and government 5. africa, West - foreign relations i. title 341.5'84 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kabia, John m. Humanitarian intervention and conflict resolution in West africa : from eComoG to eComil / by John m. Kabia. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-7546-7444-3 1. Conflict management--africa, West. 2. Conflict management--international cooperation. 3. national security--africa, West. 4. Peace-building--africa, West. 5. Humanitarian intervention--africa, West. 6. regionalism--africa, West. 7. economic Community of West african states. i. title. Hn820.Z9.C73K34 2008 363.2'32--dc22 2008031180 isbn 978 0 7546 7444 3 Contents List of Tables vii Acknowledgements ix List of Abbreviations xi introduction 1 1 Humanitarian intervention in Complex Political emergencies: a Conceptual framework for analysis 9 2 analysing Conflicts in West africa: Causal factors and interpretations 33 3 from eCoWas to eComoG: the evolution of eCoWas security regionalism 57 4 duality of eComoG intervention in liberia: alternating between forcible and non-forcible strategies 71 5 eComoG in sierra leone: restoration of democracy and Humanitarian intervention 103 6 Peacekeeping without nigeria: eCoWas intervention in Guinea bissau and Cote d’ivoire 137 7 elusive Peace or flawed strategy: the lurd-model rebellion and relapse into War in liberia 151 8 Peacebuilding in sierra leone and liberia: a Comparative Perspective 161 9 institutionalising Conflict resolution and Humanitarian intervention in West africa 179 Conclusion 187 References 195 Index 213 This page has been left blank intentionally list of tables 2.1 basic indicators for West african states 35 4.2 Composition of eComoG, february 1993 74 4.3 Composition of unomil, January 1997 90 5.1 Composition of unomsil, september 1998 125 This page has been left blank intentionally acknowledgements first and foremost, i thank the almighty God for making this work possible. i owe a great debt of gratitude to the bishop of makeni, sierra leone, George biguzzi, whose financial and moral contribution to this project has been very remarkable. rev. fr Piero lazzarini deserves gratitude for his unceasing moral and spiritual support and inspiration in my pursuit of knowledge. thanks for helping me realise my potential and giving me the opportunity to utilise it. big thanks are due to my loving wife, fatmata, whose constant reminders and loving support have helped me through the writing of this book. thanks also to my mother, madam Hawa Kargbo and my late dad, mr James Kabia for their support and parental love. i am grateful to my close friends who have been the inspiration for this project: Peter swaray, Patrick Hassan-morlai, ahmed o. bangura and nathaniel sesay. Profound thanks and appreciation also go to Professors david J. francis and malcolm Chalmers for broadening my horizon on the issues and dynamics of humanitarian intervention, West african security and conflict resolution. i am also pleased to acknowledge the support of dr Kenneth omeje of the africa Centre, university of bradford, whose critical comments and suggestions on earlier drafts of this book proved very helpful. this note of gratitude will be incomplete if i fail to mention my colleagues at the tim Parry Johnathan ball foundation for Peace – Clare White, Wendy Parry, Jo dover, rosie aubrey, lynn Hitchen, val barlow, Chanel martin, Kerry Gibson, and Kelly simcock – who have always been an indispensable source of encouragement since i joined the foundation in march 2008. and to all who in diverse ways have contributed to the success of this book, i say a big thank you. i will ever be grateful.
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