CONCLUSION
While it is accepted that peacekeeping has recorded success in some areas, in others it has
ended in fiasco (like in OAU's Chad and UN's Somalia) and into further degeneration especially
where the conflict is tribal or an ethnic one (like in Ethiopia and Eritrea's case) which centered on
border problems. Furthermore, a lot more issues make the African case difficult and/or peculiar
given the nature of conflict on the African continent and the activities of peacekeepers vis-à-vis
observing to the latter the Rules Of Engagement.
Onoja (1996:9) succinctly captured the above point in these words: 'UN forces must above
all behave in such a way as not to take part in a conflict. It must not be used either to protect certain
positions or one of the parties or to oblige one part to accept a certain political result or to influence
the political balance.' Onoja's words brings to mind what happened in the CAR-2002 between the
peacekeepers, President Pattasse and Bozize, his former Army Chief (UNMILIPI O/PR/97 Press).
In the final analysis, while it is true to state in clear terms that peacekeeping has helped a
great deal in attaining one of UN's mandate which is 'international peace and security' in some
areas, it has further deepened the conflict in Africa, since in most cases, it'-s only the people within
this states that know what really is their problem and only them know how best to solve it. The
international and regional bodies have done very little or nothing towards allowing the cultures
and traditions of these states to play out during conflict resolution processes, steps or consultations.
Negotiated peace may not always be the best part to peace-especially bearing in mind the fact that
some of these warring parties may just buy into the peace deal because of some form of negative
mind control technique or 'hidden threat' directed at them, or under some form of duress since it's
possible that some of these international organizations just want to save face or are trying to be
seen' as carrying out or achieving their mandate.
After careful analysis of the various thoughts captured in the literatures true and real peace
is hand-made and not machine-made. By hand-made, simply invoked the virtues of forgiveness,
tolerance, respect, patience, understanding, and fairness while machine-made peace includes but
riot limited to importing foreign conflict resolution processes, steps or techniques into another
culture or society without due regard to the practices and/or norms peculiar to that host culture or
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society. This we have branded
Quick fix syndrome.
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