Editorial Note

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, many African countries have been enmeshed in a series of protracted conflict, accounting for internally displaced persons, refugee and migration crisis as well as the death of thousands of civilians. Acknowledging that these obstinate conflicts impede meaningful advancement, African countries via the African Union and in conjunction with international organizations have persistently fashioned out various peace frameworks with a 
view to nipping these conflicts in the bud. Nonetheless, majority of Africa countries have witnessed a relapse into deadly conflict with manifestations in the increasing trends of terrorism, organized violence, ethnic and religious crisis, secession and even political violence. Regardless, the African continent continues to dominate discourse across the globe with no end in sight