Conflict resolution in West Africa: What is ECOWAS for? | Resolução de conflitos na África Ocidental": Para que serve a CEDEAO?

Abstract

This article aims at analyzing the role played by ECOWAS in the Ivorian and Malian crises. We argue that ECOWAS in many circumstances help to de-escalate violence at the first stage of conflict in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire. However, the inefficiency of the ECOWAS to resolve c onflict in the region makes it seem useless for the West African.