The future of intrastate conflict in Africa - more violence or greater peace?
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Cilliers, Jakkie
Schunemann, Julia
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Institute for Security Studies
Abstract
Many African countries experienced violent transitions
after independence, which included civil wars and mass
killings. This is not surprising considering the divisiveness
of the original boundary-making processes, the coercive
nature of colonial rule and the messy process of
independence. Created in haste, postcolonial states often
exhibited the same characteristics as their colonial
antecedents. In some instances, these problems were
compounded by non-inclusive political settlements,
governance failures and natural catastrophe.
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Independence, Civil wars, Mass killings, Violent transitions
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Cilliers, J & Schunemann, J 2016, 'The future of intrastate conflict in Africa - more violence or greater peace?', Institute for Security Studies, vol. 5, no. 246, pp. 1-23.