05683oam 22007095 450 991079721770332120200520144314.01-4648-0465-610.1596/978-1-4648-0464-9(CKB)3710000000440158(EBL)2081828(SSID)ssj0001520150(PQKBManifestationID)11979162(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001520150(PQKBWorkID)11525963(PQKB)10631256(MiAaPQ)EBC2081828(Au-PeEL)EBL2081828(CaPaEBR)ebr11070635(CaONFJC)MIL809572(OCoLC)910622071(The World Bank)18494542(US-djbf)18494542(EXLCZ)99371000000044015820150213d2015 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierResponding to the challenge of fragility and security in West Africa /Alexandre Marc, Neelam Verjee, and Stephen Mogaka, Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Group, World BankWashington, D.C. :The World Bank,2015.1 online resource (pages cm)Africa Development ForumDescription based upon print version of record.1-4648-0464-8 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Note; References; 1 An Overview of Conflict and Violence in West Africa; Tables; 1.1 Selected Conflicts in West Africa; The Nature of Violence and Conflict in West Africa; Figures; 1.1 State-Based Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Subregion, 1960-2012; Boxes; 1.1 Violence after the End of the Cold War; 1.2 Fatalities from Organized Violence in West Africa, 1989-2012; 1.3 Estimates of Fatalities from Organized Violence in East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1989-20121.4 Combination of Drivers That Created and Sustained Conditions for Civil War in Côte d'Ivoire1.2 Legacy of Guinea-Bissau's Protracted and Violent Anticolonial Insurgency; 1.3 Theories of Civil War and Political Violence: Greed versus Grievance; 1.4 Overlapping Forms of Violence in Nigeria; 1.5 Guinea-Bissau's Fragility Trap; 1.6 Subregional Conflict Systems: The Example of the Mano River Basin; Maps; 1.1 Conflict Systems in West Africa; The Rapidly Changing Nature of Violence in West Africa; Notes; References2 Addressing Emerging Threats: Trafficking, Maritime Piracy, and Religious ExtremismThe Scourge of Narcotrafficking; 2.1 Flow of Cocaine from Latin America via West Africa to Europe; 2.1 Estimated Value of Flows of Some Trafficked Goods in West Africa; Maritime Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea; 2.2 Piracy Incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, 2012; The Rise of Religious Extremism in West Africa; 2.1 Niger: Holding Fast in a Troubled Neighborhood; Recommendations for Addressing Emerging Threats; Notes; References; 3 Tackling the Complex Challenges of Youth and MigrationThe Challenge of Youth Inclusion: Promise or Peril?Migration: A Subregion on the Move; 3.1 Intraregional Migration within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); Notes; References; 4 Redressing Regional Imbalances and Distributing Mineral Resource Revenues More Equitably; The Time Bomb of Regional Imbalances; 4.1 Access to Electricity and Education in the North and South of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria; 4.2 Access to Electricity and Education in Nigeria, by Ethnicity and Religion, 20084.3 Access to Electricity and Education in Côte d'Ivoire, by Ethnicity and Religion, 20134.4 Access to Electricity and Education in Ghana, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2009; Avoiding the "Resource Curse" by Recognizing and Addressing Social Grievances; 4.5 Gross Domestic Product and Significance of Extractive Industry Investment in West Africa, by Country, 2005 and 2012; 4.1 Lessons from Ghana on Transparency in Extractives; Notes; References; 5 Managing the Competition for Power in Order to Reduce the Fragility of Political Institutions; The Postcolonial Centralization of Power5.1 Fatalities as a Result of Election-Related Violence in West AfricaSince independence, the West African sub-region has been an arena for a number of large-scale conflicts and civil wars, as well as simmering and low-intensity uprisings. Contrary to perceptions, West Africa in its post-independence history has experienced fewer conflict events and fatalities from conflict than the other sub-regions on the continent. The turn of the millennium has witnessed the recession of large-scale and conventional conflict, and it has ushered in new and emerging threats. The specters of religious extremism, maritime piracy, and narcotics trafficking threaten toundermine soWorld Bank e-Library.National securityAfrica, WestConflict managementAfrica, WestPolitical stabilityAfrica, WestNational securityConflict managementPolitical stability303.6/90966Marc Alexandre1956-1530117Verjee NeelamMogaka StephenWorld Bank.Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group,IEN/DLCIENBOOK9910797217703321Responding to the challenge of fragility and security in West Africa3850485UNINA