Silencing the Guns, Volume 2

Reviewing the Agenda and Reassessing Prospects

Nicholas Idris Erameh, Ntsikelelo Benjamin Breakfast, Efem Nkam Ubi

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Palgrave Macmillan
12 August 2025

Peace studies & conflict resolution; International institutions; Terrorism, armed struggle

This book, part of a two-volume set, explores a wide range of critical topics related to 'Silencing the Guns' (STG) agenda in Africa. Key themes include: From Conception to Practice: Examining the Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of 'Silencing the Guns'; Seven Years On: Can Africa Achieve the Silencing the Guns Agenda?; Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight: Three Perspectives on Assessing Progress in Silencing the Guns in Africa; Private Military Companies and Their Role in Silencing the Guns; Oil Governance and Its Impact on the African Union's Silencing the Guns Agenda; Extremism and Transnational Terrorist Organizations in the Context of Silencing the Guns; The 'New Scramble for Africa' and Its Implications for the Silencing the Guns Initiative on Africa's Peace and Security, Climate Governance and the Silencing the Guns Agenda in Africa.

This comprehensive exploration provides a nuanced understanding of the multifaceted challenges and opportunities for peace and security in Africa, examining the intersection of armed conflict, mass atrocities, small and light weapons proliferation, and conflict prevention.

This book appeals broadly to academia and to fields such as peace and conflict studies, international relations, international law, and African studies.

Edited by: Nicholas Idris Erameh, Ntsikelelo Benjamin Breakfast, Efem Nkam Ubi
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Singapore
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9789819671588
ISBN 10: 9819671582
Pages: 391
Publication Date: 12 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Erameh Nicholas Idris is a Senior Research Fellow and currently Head, Division of International Politics at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA). Erameh was recently appointed as an extraordinary researcher at the Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs (AGOPA), Research Entity, North West University, South Africa. Dr. Ntsikelelo Benjamin Breakfast is Acting Head of Department of History and Political Studies Nelson Mandela University. He has published locally and internationally in accredited journals. He is also the Acting Director of Center for Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution. Prof. Efem Nkam Ubi is the Director of Studies at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos, Nigeria. He is also a Reader (adjunct) at Elizade University, Ondo State, and also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of African Studies (IASZNU), Jihnhua, China. He has published several articles in well-referenced journals.