With more ongoing conflicts than any other area, it is vital that peacekeeping operations in Africa are successful. As peacekeeping missions conducted by the United Nations (UN) have often been ineffective, this analysis aims to determine how far regional organisations constitute a viable alternative to UN peacekeeping operations in Africa. The failings of the UN are partly responsible for increased emphasis on alternatives and therefore, for the purposes of this study ‘viability’ is considered synonymous with ‘success’. As such, to evaluate their viability as an alternative, regional organisations’ ability to perform successful peacekeeping operations will be examined. The evaluation will centre on the post-Cold War era as this period has witnessed the revival of ‘regionalisation’ and increased advocacy for regional peacekeeping operations.

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