Protecting human security in Africa / edited by Ademola Abass.

Introduction to protecting human security in Africa / Ademola Abass -- Food security in Africa / Opeoluwa Badaru -- Environmental security in Africa / Ilias Bantekas -- Understanding the nexus between human security and small arms in Africa : the case of Ghana / Kwesi Aning -- ILO and 'human security' of sub-Saharan African labour / Ben Chigara -- Natural resource management and human security in Africa / Abiodun Alao -- Piracy off Somalia : the 'emperors and the thieves of the oceans' in the 21st century / Efthymios Papastavridis -- Human security and the protection of refugees in Africa / Maria O'Sullivan -- Human rights of women in Africa : a prerequisite for human security / Manisuli Ssenyonjo -- Corruption as a threat to human security in Africa / Ebenezer Durojaye -- African peace and security architecture and the protection of human security / Ademola Abass -- Role of the human and peoples' rights section of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights / Gino J. Naldi -- African Commission on Human and Peoples' rights as a collective human security resource : promise, performance, and prospects / Obior Chinedu Okafor -- Role of NGOs and civil society in advancing human security in Africa / Rachel Murray -- Future of human security in Africa / Ademola Abass.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-373) and index.