
Conflict Trends 2012/2
Editorial By Vasu Gounden The Protection of Civilians in Peacekeeping in Africa Context and Evolution By Gustavo De Carvalho & Andreas í˜ien Stensland The Protection of Civilians A Comparison between

Editorial By Vasu Gounden The Protection of Civilians in Peacekeeping in Africa Context and Evolution By Gustavo De Carvalho & Andreas í˜ien Stensland The Protection of Civilians A Comparison between

Editorial By Vasu Gounden The Protection of Civilians in Peacekeeping in Africa Context and Evolution By Gustavo De Carvalho & Andreas í˜ien Stensland The Protection of Civilians A Comparison between

A research report based on the AU High-level Retreat held in Cairo, Egypt, from 4-5 September 2011, organised by the African Union Peace and Security Department in cooperation with the

A research report based on the AU High-level Retreat held in Cairo, Egypt, from 4-5 September 2011, organised by the African Union Peace and Security Department in cooperation with the

AMISOM focusses its efforts towards the complete eradication of civilian casualties in times of war.


This is a special issue on the African Union (AU), published in the year when our continental Union is celebrating ten years of its existence. The articles included in this
Dr Solomon Dersso is senior researcher with the Institute for Security Studies and an adjunct Professor of Human Rights Law with the Centre for Human Rights and School of Law,
Professor Chris Landsberg is South African National Chair: African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, the South African National Research Foundation, and Senior Associate in the School of Leadership, University of Johannesburg,