Publication
May 2012
This paper examines border conflict in Africa as a source of conflict and discusses future threats to peace and security on the continent. It argues that although border-related inter-state conflicts have been displaced by governance-related intra-state conflict, Africa’s poorly demarcated boundaries are still potent sources of conflict, particularly as far as the spilling over of intra-state conflicts to neighboring countries is concerned. Despite the artificial and unviable character of the borders of many African states, the continent’s governing elite has over the years stuck to a policy of maintaining the status quo of the continent’s internationally recognized borders.
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Author | Francis Nguendi Ikome |
Series | ISS Papers |
Issue | 233 |
Publisher | Institute for Security Studies (ISS) |
Copyright | © 2012 Institute for Security Studies (ISS) |