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

How to cite this article

APA /
Akolga, A. (2024). 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. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 18(1), 10-22.
Chicago /
Amobire Akolga  . "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." African Journal of Political Science and International Relations 18, no. 1 (2024): 10-22.
MLA /
Amobire Akolga  . "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." African Journal of Political Science and International Relations 18.1 (2024): 10-22.