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Key Findings

1. African-led missions have often been the peacekeepers of last resort, taking on tasks that other institutions turn down.
2. Two of the six African operations examined (Burundi and Comoros) helped set a relatively peaceful trajectory.
3. Three of the missions (Darfur, Somalia, and the Lake Chad Basin) contributed to improving security.
4. African-led missions tend to focus on security tasks — and, in some cases, on security in only a limited area — as opposed to economic and other forms of assistance.
5. Regional solidarity is the greatest asset that African institutions bring to peace operations on their continent. While the greater resources and organizational capacity that the United Nations (UN) and other partners wield will still be important, African institutions will continue to play a major role in keeping the peace on the continent.
6. Several policy steps could help build up African organizations' capabilities for peace operations, such as authorizing the African Union to tax imports for funding such missions and developing model templates for collaboration with the UN and other non-African organizations.