Ghana Armed Forces in Lebanon and Liberia Peace Operations (Conflict and Security in the Developing World)

Africa Nations have contributed to peace operations in conflict zones across the world since the deployment of the United Nations Operations in the Congo in 1960. This has placed Africa as a major stakeholder in the maintenance of peace and security. For over fifty years Ghana has earned the international reputation as one of the largest and consistent Troop Contributing Country in United Nations mandated peace operations. While Ghana has long been an active contributor to peace operations, there are few or no comparative studies that systematically analyze the actual roles played by troops in many of the different conflict context where they have served. This book therefore, focuses on a comparison of two peace operations undertaken by the forces of an African Nation in two different missions in Lebanon and Liberia. Africa Nations have contributed to peace operations in conflict zones across the world since the deployment of the United Nations Operations in the Congo in 1960. This placed Africa as a major stakeholder in the maintenance of peace and security. For over fifty years Ghana has earned an international reputation as one of the largest and most consistent troop Contributing countries in United Nations mandated peace operations. While Ghana has long been an active contributor to peace operations, there are few studies that systematically analyze the actual roles played by troops in many of the different conflict context where they have served. This book is an attempt to fill this gap by comparing the tasks, experiences, and challenges of Ghanaian troops in two different peace operations: Lebanon and Liberia. The book concludes with lessons for actors in global and regional peace operations This book analyzes the peace keeping operations Ghana has undertaken in Lebanon and Liberia and provides knowledge and a reference base for researchers and students studying conflict, peace, and security studies, political science, and international politics.