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Title: | Africa: Understanding and Managing Violent Conflicts |
Authors: | ADEFISOYE, Taiwo O. BAMIDELE, Oluwaseun |
Keywords: | Africa, Violent conflicts, peaceful resolution, good governance. |
Issue Date: | Jan-2018 |
Publisher: | Conflict Studies Quarterly |
Abstract: | In 2011, the World Bank reported that an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide live in conlict-affected countries where repeated cycles of political and organized violence hinder development, reduce human security and result in massive humanitarian suffering. Out of this igure, the African continent is host to a signiicant number. Since the 1960s, the continent has been laden with varied dimensions of conlicts, orchestrated by, but not limited to, border disputes, communal/ethnic differences and political agitations caused by her colonial origin and other internal trajectories. Using document analysis conducted through systematic review, this work identiies causes and consequences of conlicts in Africa and prospects for peaceful and enduring conlict resolution mechanism. It was also identiied that the response of African Union and other sub-regional organizations to the intense and chronic nature of conlict situations in the region has, over the years, ranged from apathy to reliance on short-term security measures, which has otherwise not able to proffer lasting solutions to the conlict situations. It was posited that rather than rely on heavy military operations and response-centric approaches to conlict management, there is a dire need for a robust effort at good governance and people-centred policy reforms where socioeconomic development is accorded high priority to mitigate the perception of alienation and marginalization among various groups in African countries. Besides, appropriate institutional responses by African states are critical and necessary to transforming the volatile environment to peaceful havens, conducive for development and progress. |
Description: | Staff Publication |
URI: | DOI:10.24193/csq.22.1 http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/1279 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Articles |
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