Essentials of Nigeria’s Peace & Security Mission in Africa
Right from Independence in 1980, Nigeria has been involved in the politics of peace and security in Africa. Nigeria’s consistency in her concern for Africa is evident in the adoption of Africa as the corner stone of the country’s foreign policy. this policy has subsequently seen her committing massive financial and human resources to several peace and security missions across the content.
This book is a chronicle of some of the major conflicts across Africa in which Nigeria intervened military and Diplomatically to restore peace and ensure security, viz Liberia, Sierra Leone, Dafur Sudan, DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Somalia, Guinea Bissua, Togo, Cote d’ivore, Angola and Sao Tome & Principe.
Similarly the book examines Nigeria’s efforts at combating the spread of International terrorism to its territory.
 

Table 0f Contents
Part 1: Introduction: Africa and the Quest for Peace and Security
1. Conceptt of Peace and Security as Applicable to Africa ..........................P. 21
2. Nigeria and the Burden of Peace and Security in Africa..........................P. 27
Part II: A Brief History of Nigeria
3. Trends in Nigeria’s Political Development ............................................P. 51
4. Overview of Nigeria’s Security Establishment ......................................P. 67
5’ Highlights of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Thrust .........................................P. 89
Part III: Overview of Selected Peace and Security Missions in Africa
6. Bakassai Peninsula.......................................................................... P. 117
7. Darfur Sudan .................................................................................P. 142
8. Togo .............................................................................................P. 171
9. Liberia ..........................................................................................P. 187
10. Sierra Leone ...............................................................................P. 218
11. Guinea Bissua .............................................................................P. 240
12. DR Congo ......................................................................................P. 246
13. Cote d’Ivoire .................................................................................P. 263
14. Guinea .........................................................................................P. 288
15. Somalia .......................................................................................P. 292
16. Sao Tome & Principe .....................................................................P. 300
17. Zimbabwe ...................................................................................P. 312