Security, Conflicts, and Peacebuilding in Africa by Busani Mpofu

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Peace has remained elusive in Africa. The continent continues to be riddled with insecurity and
conflicts that are tearing it apart and stalling its development prospects. Beyond the legacies of
colonialism, case studies in this volume highlight different causes and dimensions of insecurity,
conflict, conflict management mechanisms and peacebuilding efforts in Africa. Clashes over
identity differences and weak governance structures remain sources of the concern. To solve the
conflicts, communities have often resorted to the traditional African ways and the modern system
based on western rules. Various ways of effecting peace-making and peace building and the
weaknesses of the current peacekeeping methods are explored.

Busani Mpofu is a senior researcher at AMRI, College of Graduate Studies, University of South
Africa, and a Research Associate in the Human Economy program, University of Pretoria. His main
research interests are in African economic history, with a focus on Third world urbanization, urban
poverty, inclusive development, development discourse and theory, and Land reform and
agrarian histories in Africa.

Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni is a Professor and Acting Executive Director of Change Management
Unit (CMU), University of South Africa. He is the founder and coordinator of the Africa Decolonial
Research Network (ADERN) based in the College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa.
He is a decolonial theorist who has published extensively in African history, African politics, and
development.

ISBN: 978-1-943533-36-7 Ι Published 2018 Ι Pan-African University Press