African Borders, Conflict, Regional and Continental Integration

ISBN-13: 9780367174835 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 228 str.

Inocent Moyo; Chris Changwe Nshimbi

Opis

This book looks at the ways African borders impact war and conflict, as well as the ways continental integration could contribute towards cooperation, peace and well-being in Africa. African borders or borderlands can be a source of problems and opportunity.

Spis treści

1. Borders, War and Conflict in Africa: Revisiting the Narrative of a War-Torn Continent  2. Borders and the coloniality of human mobility: A view from Africa  3 Trans-border trajectories of violence: Capabilities for peace and cooperative engagement in the Afar Horn 4 Border porosity and counterinsurgency in Nigeria 5 Border fragility and the causes of war and conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 The cross-border dimension of intrastate conflicts in Africa: An analysis of the Great Lakes region and Mano River 7 Taking sustainable development to the limits: State policy – grassroots actor activities interface in borderlands 8 Undocumented migration between Zimbabwe and South Africa: Reflections on migration and peace 9 An examination of the SADC regional integration posture in the context of the contested 2008 election run-off in Zimbabwe 10 Does war/conflict hinder REI in Africa?: The regional integration–conflict/war nexus 11 Innovations for “silencing the guns” and redefining African borders as promoters of peace, wellbeing, regional and continental integration