Borders, war and conflict in Africa : revisiting the narrative of a war-torn continent / Inocent Moyo and Christopher Changwe Nshimbi -- African borders and the coloniality of human movement / Everisto Benyera -- Trans-border trajectories of violence in the Afar Horn / Muauz Gidey Alemu -- The porosity of borders and counter-insurgency in Nigeria / James Okolie-Osemene and Benjamin Adeniran Aluko -- Border fragility and proximate causes of the DRC civil war / Nelson Alusala -- Transnational and ethnic interest in cross-border conflict in Africa : an analysis of the Mano River and the Great Lakes region / Jackson A. Aluede -- Taking sustainable development to the limits : state policy -- grassroots actor activities interface in borderlands / Christopher Changwe Nshimbi -- Cross border migration and human smuggling between Zimbabwe and South Africa : reflections on migration and regional peace / Inocent Moyo -- An examination of the SADC regional integration posture in the context of the contested 2008 election run-off in Zimbabwe / Patrick Dzimiri -- Do wars and conflicts hinder the success of regional integration? : evidence from Africa / Ntogwa N. Bundala -- Innovations for "silencing the guns" and redefining African borders as promoters of peace, well-being, regional and continental integration / Christopher Changwe Nshimbi and Inocent Moyo.
Summary:
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. There is often a historical, geospatial and geopolitical architecture rooted in trajectories of war, conflict and instability, which could be transformed into those of peace, regional and continental integration and development. An example is the cross-border and regional response to the Boko Haram insurgency in West Africa. This book engages with cross-border forms of cooperation and opportunity in Africa. It considers initiatives and innovations which can be put in place or are already being employed on the ground, within the current regional and continental integration projects. Another important element is that of cross-border informality, which similarly provides a ready resource that, if properly harnessed and regulated, could unleash the development potential of African borders and borderlands. Students and scholars within Geography, International Relations and Border Studies will find this book useful. It will also benefit civil society practitioners, policymakers and activists in the NGO sector interested in issues such as migration, social cohesion, citizenship and local development.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.