A significant number of SSA states are ensnared in the “conflict trap” (a phenomenon widely attributed to Prof. Paul Collier that depicts the entanglement of SSA states in a vicious cycle of armed conflict and poor economic indicators). The above entrapment co-exists with the evolution of SSA SRECs into consequential peace-security organisations - away from their original mandates around multilateral political-economic cooperation when founded in the decolonisation era. Today, it is conventional for SSA SRECs to have “deep” trade treaties/protocols encompassing robust peace-security cooperation amongst partner states. Despite the aforementioned unprecedented developments in SSA SRECs; the inimitable role SRECs can play in resolving SSA’s “conflict trap” is grossly underappreciated. Employing a combination of International Law and Critical Security Studies (CSS); this study showcases the extent of the contribution of SSA SRECs to peace-security enhancement in SSA through peace-security dividends that emanate from SRECs in addition to providing recommendations on how SRECs can be better leveraged for ridding SSA of the “conflict trap”. For showcasing SREC generated peace-security dividends; the study utilises CSS notions of: (a) Negative Peace (to illustrate peace-security dividends from: SREC humanitarian interventions - peace enforcement/peacekeeping; International Armed Conflict deterrent effect of SREC driven trade-economic interdependencies as per Liberal Peace theory); (b) Positive Peace (to demonstrate peace-security dividends from : SREC enhancement of human rights, rule of law and good/democratic governance standards through SREC courts, SREC elections observance institutions, SREC “good offices” and SREC sanctions regimes); (c) Human Security and (d) Emancipation-Liberation (to portray peace-security dividends from SREC driven structural transformation of SSA economies and the resultant welfare gains and enhanced economic indicators while overcoming colonial legacies that stifle SSA’s international trade performance)