Peace and Security Council Report No 21

The escalating crisis and deadly violence  in Libya has grabbed international attention. In an effort to give as complete an image as possible of the internal developments and related regional and international efforts to resolve the conflict, this volume analysis the ongoing and fluid developments in that country.

Cote d`Ivoire, which in the past few weeks has experienced serious clashes between opposing political factions is also discussed with attention given to a possible AU role and intervention to prevent the country from experiencing a full civil war.

The largest African country, Nigeria, will hold Parliamentary and Presidential elections in the coming weeks,and this report has included an analysis of the pre-election situation in Nigeria and advances possible scenarios covering the post-election period.

In addition to the timely country analysis section the Report also covers the issue of the transition of the AU Commission into the envisioned AU Authority and the important issue of immigration.  

Duke Kent-Brown (Editor)