This book examines the nature of conflict in Africa vis-à-vis the African Union (AU) peace and security architecture in Africa. It focuses on the intense campaign 'Silencing the Guns by 2020' since 2013, one of the flagship projects of Agenda 2063 to achieve a conflict-free continent by AU. It analyses various causes of conflict in Africa using case studies to pursue the causality and dynamics of these conflicts, which often point to the intersectionality of historical legacies of colonialism and neo-colonialism. It further examines the interplay of factors such as resource curse, resource exploitation, election-induced violence, political violence, incessant and interminable challenges of social justice, oppression, contemporary governance, and leadership dynamics. It also focuses on the application and integration of conflict and gender for analytical reflection. In the quest for a Peaceful and secure Africa, this book examines the different mechanisms to prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts on the continent, and the challenges thereof. It probes and investigates by asking critical questions about continental conflict dynamics and peace architectures which warrants in-depth inquiry and interrogation.

Examine conflict in Africa, causes of different conflicts, analysis of conflict, and conflict resolution Addresses pertinent issues concerning the state of conflicts in Africa Explores various case studies, concepts and theories, mechanisms aimed at forging ahead a peaceful and secure Africa

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Stanley **Osezua **Ehiane is a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and Administrative Studies, at the University of Botswana. He is also a Senior Research Associate in the School of Public Management and Governance, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Lukong Stella Shulika is a Research Associate at the Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Clayton Hazvinei Vhumbunu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of Free State (UFS), South Africa.

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Part I: Understanding Peace And Conflict In Africa.- Chapter 1: Peace and Security in Africa: Reflecting on the Past, Present and Future.- Chapter 2: The African Union's Peace and Security Architecture.- Part II: Causes Of Conflict In Africa.- Chapter 3: Conflict-Induced Migration and Poverty.- Chapter 4: Explaining the protractedness of communal conflicts in Nigeria: a study of Share and Tsaragi conflict.- Chapter 5: Conflict of survival between Fulani Pastoralists and Farmers in the wake of Climate Change Nigeria.- Chapter 6: Economic Autarchy as A Catalyst to Conflicts in A Plural African Society.- Chapter 7: Civil-Military Relations: A Panacea to Conflicts.- Chapter 8: The Niger Delta conflict in Nigeria: could federalism be the cause?.- Part III: Case Studies Of Conflict In Africa.- Chapter 9: Blocking the Capacity for Local Production of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW): A Road to Peacebuilding in Northeast Nigeria.- Chapter 10: Cattle, Banditry and Violent Conflict in Africa: An examination of Pastoralist Induced Conflict in Northern Uganda and Nigeria.- Chapter 11: Conflict Resolution Methods in Traditional Tswana Society Versus Methods in Contemporary Botswana: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward.- Chapter 12: Women in Post-conflict Reconstruction: A Liberian Perspective.- Chapter 13: Gendered electoral violence: The case of Hwange District, Matabeleland North Province in Zimbabwe.- Part IV: Application Of Conflict In Africa.- Chapter 14: Conflict and Displacement on the Psychosocial Wellbeing/Mental Health of Females.- Chapter 15: Gender and Conflict in Africa: Beyond Stereotypes to Analytical Reflections.- Part V: Resolving Conflicts In Africa.- Chapter 16: The quest for peace and the limits of arbitration in Abyei.- Chapter 17: Mediating peace or escalating violence? examining newAfricanmagazine:com's representation of violent conflicts in Africa.- Chapter 18: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis of SADC's Peace and Security Architecture.- Chapter 19: A Decade of Conflict Management Processes in Libya since the Arab Spring: Taking Stock. <p