OKOLO, CHISOM JULIET (2026) AFRICAN PEACE AND SECURITY ARCHITECTURE (APSA) IN THE LAKE CHAD BASIN 2015-2024. Other thesis, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu.
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Abstract
The Lake Chad Basin has been one of the most complicated and persisting security crises regions in Africa since 2015. This research sought to determine the effectiveness of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) in resolving security problems in the region from 2015 to 2024. The purpose was to determine the operational impact of APSA, while specific objectives included identification of the most pressing security issues in the Lake Chad Basin, determination of the nature of APSA responses to such issues, and assessment of the impact of the identified responses. All data used for this research was taken from the secondary literature sources including the African Union, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Institute for Security Studies, the Lake Chad Basin Commission, and peer-reviewed academic journals. Four states from the basin (Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger) were considered during the research period (2015-2024). The documentary and ex post facto research design was chosen as well as the qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis techniques. The study showed that Boko Haram and ISWAP caused 45,940 people's deaths and displacement of 2.2 million persons resulting in the economic damage worth more than USD 10 billion. The response of APSA involved actions of the MNJTF, allocation of USD 250 million by Peace Fund, and diplomatic coordination; however, less than 40 percent of joint actions planned by APSA have been completed because of funding and coordination failures. APSA decreased territory controlled by insurgents in the region by 73 percent in 2015-2019. However, there has not been any improvement in humanitarian conditions that continued worsening in the whole research period. The study reveals that APSA had significant but fragile military success without achieving structural stabilization in the region. It is recommended to develop the Funding Compliance Protocol in the AU Peace and Security Council to avoid constant disbursements failure of the APSA.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2026 11:46 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2026 11:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/6035 |
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