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'ABSTRACT The United Nations UN was established in 1945 with the objective and goals to maintain peace in the world and at the same time resolve or mediate in conflict. It was because of world peace and security that the peacekeeping department was created under the umbrella of the UN. For over 62 years of the existence of United Nations, it has built up around 61 Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs) with Africa representing the most number of these missions. However, just few of these PKOs have been effectively taken care of or brought about enduring peace. This study is going to focus first into the history, hypothesis and idea of conflict, conflict determination and peacekeeping, and after that made use of the Somalia conflict to sum up the other missions of UN PKO in Africa. The principle centre was to outline the possible hindrances and basic areas to this issue and give conclusion that will help to make the desired intervention and/or PKOs more compelling, particularly in Africa. The study built up that the inadequacy of some intentional or watchful strides that should be taken to consolidate and maintain peace, for the most part, might be the greatest difficulties to PKO in Africa. These are ranging from the need for vigorous and timely operational mandates, and where or when acceptable, viable implementations of arms ban. Others are fast deployment ability, efficiency and participation of the belligerents and comprehension of the affectability of would-be beneficiaries, amongst other vital points of interest. Subsequently this study attempted a few proposals to these dilemmas and proffered cures keeping in mind the end goal to enhance the ability to oversee future UN PKOs in Africa, with logical suggestions that the USA and other major developed powers ought to be direly urged and spurred to deploy troops for PKOs in Africa, regardless of the lamentable debacle of 1993 in Somalia. Furthermore, that the United Nations ought to from this time forward look to ensure effective implementation of arms ban it placed on warring groups. At long last, that the UN in conjunction with TCC ought to assign appropriate preparation of all peacekeepers in the specialty of conflict management, logistics arrangement, and other field operational systems before their deployment to mission countries. Keys words: conflict, Peacekeeping, Warfare, EndState, United Nations, Security Council and Somalia. '