03542nam 2200733 a 450 991081771240332120240313161120.01-282-90159-197866129015912-86978-424-42-86978-380-92-86978-294-2(CKB)2560000000052057(EBL)1134990(OCoLC)741350899(SSID)ssj0000444643(PQKBManifestationID)11332539(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000444643(PQKBWorkID)10481217(PQKB)10042438(OCoLC)646835832(MdBmJHUP)muse22129(Au-PeEL)EBL1134990(CaPaEBR)ebr10333800(CaONFJC)MIL290159(PPN)187340285(FR-PaCSA)88825156(MiAaPQ)EBC1134990(EXLCZ)99256000000005205720071203d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWest Africa's trouble spots and the imperative for peace-building /Osita Agbu1st ed.Dakar, Senegal Council for Development of Social Science Research in Africa20061 online resource (116 p.)Monograph seriesDescription based upon print version of record.2-86978-193-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [98]-104).Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgement; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Peace Concept and Peace-building; Chapter Three - An Overview of the Liberian Crisis; Chapter Four - An Overview of the Sierra Leonean Crisis; Chapter Five - The Guinean Dimension: Dynamics of the Sub-regional Conflicts and Implications for Peace; Chapter Six - Other Conflicts in the Sub-Region; Chapter Seven - Regional Conflict Resolution Efforts; Chapter Eight - Multilateral Organisations and Conflict Resolution in the Sub-regionChapter Nine - The Role of External ActorsChapter Ten - The Imperative for Peace-Building; Chapter Eleven - Conclusion; Bibliography; Back CoverThis monograph highlights the necessity for taking preventive measures in the form of peace-building as a sustainable and long-term solution to conflicts in West Africa, with a special focus on the Mano River Union countries. Apart from the Mano River Union countries, efforts at resolving other conflicts in say, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, C?te d'Ivoire and Nigeria, have suffered from a lack of attention on the post-conflict imperatives of building peace in order to ensure that sustainable peace is achieved. Given the often intractable and inter-related nature of conflicts in this region, it arguePeace-buildingAfrica, WestConflict managementAfrica, WestSocial conflictAfrica, WestPolitical violenceAfrica, WestAfrica, WestPolitics and government1960-Peace-buildingConflict managementSocial conflictPolitical violence327.1720966Agbu Osita1598560MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817712403321West Africa's trouble spots and the imperative for peace-building3920862UNINA