Violent Conflicts and Civil Strife in West Africa:Causes, Challenges and Prospects

The advent of intra-state conflicts or ‘new wars’ in West Africa has brought many of its economies to the brink of collapse, creating humanitarian casualties and concerns. For decades, countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea- Bissau were crippled by conflicts and civil strife in which violence and incessant killings were prevalent. While violent conflicts are declining in the sub-region, recent insurgencies in the Sahel region affecting the West African countries of Mali, Niger and Mauritania and low intensity conflicts surging within notably stable countries such as Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal sends alarming signals of the possible re-surfacing of internal and regional violent conflicts. These conflicts are often hinged on several factors including poverty, human rights violations, bad governance and corruption, ethnic marginalization and small arms proliferation. Although many actors including the ECOWAS, civil society and international community have been making efforts, conflicts continue to persist in the sub-region and their resolution is often protracted. This paper posits that the poor understanding of the fundamental causes of West Africa’s violent conflicts and civil strife would likely cause the sub-region to continue experiencing and suffering the brunt of these violent wars

Discussion sur le capitalisation des interventions de l’Union européenne pour le consolidation de la paix au Mali: Rapport sur le table ronde a Bamako

Dans le cadre de la mise en oeuvre du Whole of Society for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding (WOSCAP) – Prévention des conflits et consolidation de la paix en situation post crise: capitalisation des interventions de l’Union européenne, WANEP (West Africa Network for Peacebuilding) en partenariat avec l’Université des Sciences Juridiques et Politiques de Bamako (USJPB) a organisé une table ronde d’une journée le samedi, 22 juillet 2017 à la salle de conférence de l’USJPB

Discussion sur le capitalisation des interventions de l’Union européenne pour le consolidation de la paix au Mali: Rapport sur le table ronde a Bamako

Dans le cadre de la mise en oeuvre du Whole of Society for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding (WOSCAP) – Prévention des conflits et consolidation de la paix en situation post crise: capitalisation des interventions de l’Union européenne, WANEP (West Africa Network for Peacebuilding) en partenariat avec l’Université des Sciences Juridiques et Politiques de Bamako (USJPB) a organisé une table ronde d’une journée le samedi, 22 juillet 2017 à la salle de conférence de l’USJPB