African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 402

Full Length Research Paper

African’s sub-regional bloc’s challenges in coordinating collective security amidst the influence of external state powers in African security governance: The case of ECOWAS and the roles of Nigeria, France, and the UNSC in the civil wars of Liberia and Mali

Amobire Akolga
  • Amobire Akolga
  • Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 05 August 2023
  •  Accepted: 01 March 2024
  •  Published: 31 March 2024

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