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Title Case studies of conflict in Africa : the Niger Delta, the Bakassi Peninsula, and piracy in Somalia / edited by Mohamed A. El-Khawas and J. Ndumbe Anyu ; with a foreword by Nikolaos A. Stavrou
Published Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 152 pages)
Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1: An Overview of Conflict in Africa- Mohamed A. El-Khawas; Chapter 2: Turmoil in Nigeria: How to Resolve the Niger Delta Conflict- J.P. Afam Ifedi; Chapter 3: The Bakassi Peninsula Dispute and Conflict Resolution in Africa- J. Ndumbe Anyu; Chapter 4: Piracy Along the African Coast and Its Implications for Global Security- J. Ndumbe Anyu and Samuel B. Moki; Chapter 5: Barriers to Resolving African Problems- Mohamed A. El-Khawas; Appendix 1.; Index
Summary In this collection of essays, scholars weigh in on contemporary issues in African politics. These scholars offer solutions to important problems that impact all aspects of African life, from the environment, to poverty, political instability, and piracy. They also contextualize these problems through historical analysis and discuss the legacies of colonialism on the continent, as well as regional disputes that cause neighboring tribes and nations to act in violence towards each other. This book draws on political science, economics, ecology, and several other disiciplines
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Conflict management -- Africa
Piracy -- Nigeria
Piracy -- Somalia
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Conflict management
Piracy
Politics and government
Niger River Delta (Nigeria) -- Politics and government
Bakasi Peninsula (Cameroon) -- Politics and government
Africa
Cameroon -- Bakasi Peninsula
Nigeria
Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
Somalia
Form Electronic book
Author El-Khawas, Mohamed A
Anyu, J. Ndumbe
ISBN 9780773418547
0773418547