The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa

1. Introduction: Towards a New Pax Africana .- 2. Towards a Concept of "Pax Africana" .- 3. Squaring the Circle: The Role of the African Peace and Security Architecture .- 4. Pillars of Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture: The African Standby Force .- 5. The International Criminal Court and Conflict Prevention in Africa .- 6. Preventing Mass Atrocities in Africa: The Case of the Two Sudans .- 7. The 2008 Kenyan Mediation Process: Lessons and Dilemmas for Conflict Prevention in Africa .- 8. Peacemaking in Somalia: AU and UN Peace Operations .- 9. A Life in Peacekeeping .- 10. The UN Security Council and Africa: Playing New Games and Applying New Rules and Moves .- 11. The Politics of Peacekeeping .- 12. Pax Nigeriana versus Pax Gallica: ECOWAS and UN Peacekeeping in Mali .- 13. Accountability of Peacekeepers in Peacekeeping Missions .- 14. Managing HIV/AIDS in Peace Support Operations in Africa .- 15. Staging the Peacekeeping Narrative: Hollywood’s Portrayal of Peacekeeping Efforts in Africa .- 16. The Political Economy of Peacebuilding in Africa .- 17. The Impact of Inequality on Peacebuilding and State-Building in Africa .- 18. Women, Gender, and Peacebuilding .- 19. The UN Peacebuilding Commission: Facts, Fictions, and Frustrations .- 20. The Practice of Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in Somalia .- 21. The UN and Africa’s Regional Organisations: An Insider’s Perspective .- 22. French Military Interventions in Africa .- 23. Britain’s Role in Promoting Security Sector Reform in Sierra Leone .- 24. South Asian Peacekeepers in Africa .- 25. Conclusion.