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

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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

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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.