Conflict management by the AU in the region

The concept of globalization in its scholarly definitions implies that the world has shifted from the era of bipolarity in which the world was sliced up into two by the major powers (US and USSR) and their allies and another group who stood neutral against them ‘the Non Aligned Movement’ to a new era of globalization since the fall of the Berlin wall in about 1889. The preachers of the gospel of Globalization since then have made it extremely enticing to their benefit and the detriment of the developing states. As such, one may want to revisit the conceptual meaning of globalization and its implications on African crises in order to evaluate western attitudes to the developing world's conflicts, particularly Africa, in order to draw a conclusion on the interest shown by the North in terms of the dialogue of resolution of conflicts with the south as it affects Africa in particular. This paper would help to strengthen the efforts of the African Union in conflict management in this epoch of globalization. In order to conduct this analysis, the study would also, scrutinize some of the efforts made by the AU in the management of conflicts in Africa, the contributions of both the UN and western countries will not be left out of this didactic analysis. This paper will examine these AU peace keeping operation (PKO) shortcomings in detail. As the case may be, the paper will also conduct a thorough analysis of the AU's efforts in managing Africa's conflict. It will also cover the challenges to conflict management and resolution in Africa and suggest ways to ameliorate these challenges. It will finally predict the security dispositions of the AU i.e. the future of conflict management in Africa.