Nigeria and its Peacekeeping Efforts in Liberia, 1990-1997 (PDF)

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - Topic: International relations, grade: 2,1, University of Benin (University of Benin, Nigeria), course: ISD 426-Research project, language: English, abstract: The incidence of conflicts, including civil wars, intra- and inter-ethnic strife, war lordism, coups d'état, and genocides, has long been a problem for Africans. The regional organization frequently looks to outside forces, like the United Nations, to ease tensions in the area, but none of the member governments have made any such efforts. These endless wars have resulted in thousands of fatalities, injuries, and displaced people. The study examines Africa's first attempt to intervene in the disastrous civil war in Liberia and stop the massacre going on in the region under a multinational joint task force (ecomog) spearheaded by Nigeria.The study contends that though Nigeria made tremendous efforts to reduce the regional tension, establish a cease-fire and prevent a heinous massacre of liberians,. The controversy surrounding It's involvement due to its incapacity to address underlying causes of the issue, depose a dictator, and establish a durable peace compromised its credibility and basis for doing so. The research satisfies a need for operationalizing and rationalizing Nigerian military presence in the region for sufficient regional peacekeeping.