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Regional Institutions, Regional Cooperation and the Emerging Regional Security Architecture in Africa

	International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED)	Full Text:
	Published Issue : Volume-3 Issue-4
	Year of Publication : 2020
	Unique Identification Number : IJSRED-V3I4P97
	Authors : Leshore Prins Sokoine, Njoroge Kiriro, Alexandra Tody Nawa, Dr.Billiah Gisore

MLA Style: Leshore Prins Sokoine, Njoroge Kiriro, Alexandra Tody Nawa, Dr.Billiah Gisore "Regional Institutions, Regional Cooperation and the Emerging Regional Security Architecture in Africa" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED) Vol3-Issue4 | 808-816.

APA Style: Leshore Prins Sokoine, Njoroge Kiriro, Alexandra Tody Nawa, Dr.Billiah Gisore. Regional Institutions, Regional Cooperation and the Emerging Regional Security Architecture in Africa. International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED) Vol3-Issue4 | 808-816.

Abstract :

Regional cooperation in Africa is a vital endeavour. It has the potential to increase competitiveness, enhance unity, and instil socio-economic and political development. At the institutional and policy making level, regionalism enforces pool of resources, possess greater advantage and viable resource in preventing and resolving conflicts.Regional cooperation and integration in Africa is dominated by internal and external forces that hinder its potential of uniting Africa into a single regional block. Regional security in Africa has evolved, there is involvement of multination partnerships in providing security, strengthening and rejuvenating regional and sub-regional organizations. Regional security in Africa and power struggles among member countries still affect state’s capacity to effectively perform their role in regional security. Lack of consensus, capacity, ideological differences, multiple membership and weak institutions among others characterize the regionalism in Africa.This paper focuses on determining the relationship between regional cooperation and security in Africa. It employs Structured Pragmatic Situational (SPS) approach to deal with the notion under study. This paper believes that regional cooperation in Africa is a possible initiative despite the existing challenges.