Civil Wars in Africa

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

AvKelechi A. Kalu,George Klay Kieh Jr.,George Klay Kieh Jr.

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Civil Wars in Africa, edited by Kelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr., examines civil conflicts throughout various African countries. They argue that civil wars in Africa are by-products of the contradictions and crises engendered by the post-colonial state-building and nation-building projects in Africa. With few exceptions, the post-colonial states in Africa have failed to build societies that invest in the material well-being of their citizens; protect their political, civil, and other rights; promote accountability, transparency, the rule of law, judicial independence, and the holding of free and fair elections; and promote ethnic pluralism, tolerance, mutual respect, and peaceful co-existence, among others. In addition, the contributors show that the post-colonial states in Africa have been ruled by corrupt and autocratic leaders, who are obsessed with the maintenance of state power as the pathway to ensuring the private accumulation of wealth through sundry illegal means, including bribery, extortion, and theft of public funds. In sum, this volume addresses how the failure of the post-colonial African state to shepherd the process of building democratic societies based on the centrality of human security has led to the erosion of the legitimacy of the state and its custodians. Thus, once the contradictions and crises reached their crescendo, these post-colonial societies than implode into civil wars, even at the micro-level.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-05-05
Mått161 x 227 x 33 mm
Vikt717 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor358
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793649331

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List of Figures and TablesPrefacePART I: BACKGROUNDIntroduction: Mapping the Civil War Landscape in AfricaKelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr.Chapter 1: Theories and Explanations of Civil Conflicts and Wars in AfricaKelechi A. KaluPART II: CASE STUDIESChapter 2: Burundi: A Continuum of Civil Wars and ViolenceDawn NagerChapter 3: Civil War in CameroonAvitus AgborChapter 4: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Conflict: A Study of the Tuobodom Chieftaincy Conflict in GhanaSabina Appiah-Boateng, Stephen B. Kendie, and Kenneth AikinsChapter 5: Liberia’s Civil WarsGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr.Chapter 6: Personality Conflicts and the Nigerian Civil WarMichael EdiagbonyaChapter 7: On Rwanda’s Civil War (October 1, 1990-April 6, 1994): Assessing the International DeterminantFiacre BienvenuChapter 8: The Sierra Leone Civil War: An Examination of Internal, Regional, and External CausesEarl Conteh-Morgan Chapter 9: The South Sudanese Civil WarFrancis OnditiChapter 10: The C

This impressive volume contains a rich compendium of chapters that shine light on the causes of conflict and civil wars in Africa against the backdrop of its topsy-turvy colonial and post-colonial antecedents. Brilliantly edited by Kelechi A. Kalu and George K. Kieh, Jr., this book, among other things, proffers solutions for conflict amelioration critical for advancing political stability, peaceful coexistence, and splendid developments on the continent.