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This chapter examines specific cases of UN peacekeeping abuses and violations in Africa. Four cases spanning the continent were selected based on the relative size of their UN peacekeeping operations and also where preliminary and anecdotal accounts allege human rights abuses. The cases were also chosen to reflect the diverse region of the continent. To that extent, Congo (Central Africa); Darfur (Western Sudan); Sierra Leone (West Africa); and Somalia (Horn of Africa) were chosen. Detailed cases of alleged violations and abuses by UN peacekeepers are preceded by a background account on why the peacekeepers were needed in the first place. It must be quickly added that because abuses occurred in Africa does not mean that the peacekeeping forces implicated were African.
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Akonor, K. (2017). The Dark Side of UN Peacekeeping: Abuses and Violations in Africa. In: UN Peacekeeping in Africa. SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39162-5_3
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