This article examines IGAD Plus and Multilateral Peacekeeping: Burden Sharing, Capacity, and Political Will: Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa with a focused emphasis on Angola within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.