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06/30/2004:

"Seizing sovereignty in Africa"

By Kojo Bedu-Addo
Senior Analyst, Control Risks Group

Recent conflicts in Sudan, Liberia and Ivory Coast have ignited discussion about foreign intervention in failing states.

Humanitarian intervention is intended to help ordinary citizens who bear the brunt of the violence and economic hardship in such situations. However, the concept remains contentious, raising important questions about when a state's sovereignty should be over-ruled.

The new African Union's security council has acknowledged that intervention is a likely scenario. The AU's charter explicitly overturns the old respect for national sovereignty.
Full Article : BBC