The first in a series of "inside" histories,
Peacekeeping in Sierra Leone relates how a small country—one insignificant in the strategic considerations of the world powers—propelled the United Nations to center stage in a crisis that called the UN's very authority into serious question; and how the UN mission in Sierra Leone was transformed from its nadir into what is now widely considered one of the most successful peacekeeping missions in UN history.
Olonisakin's rich narrative not only illuminates the ins and outs of the UNAMSIL mission, but also reflects on its meaning for current and future peace operations in Africa and beyond.
"Researchers interested in the civil war in Sierra Leone, or in African peacekeeping operations more generally, will find Olonisakin’s lucid, well-focused, and especially well-illustrated account of UNAMSIL operations an essential item."—Paul Richards, African Affairs
"Olonisakin sheds considerable light on the path back to peace in Sierra Leone.... The book [also] includes many of the key UN documents in a valuable appendix."—Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign Affairs