Pdf by engaging the colonial factor in african conflicts, this article seeks to understand the ineffectiveness of efforts at conflict management in. Quickly relieve stress the capacity to remain relaxed and focused in tense situations is a vital aspect of conflict resolution. This often results in negative emotional states and behaviors intended to prevail. A comparative analysis of angola and south africa find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Political agreements a principal element of conflict resolution is that belligerent parties must enter into a political agreement, which resolves the sources of their conflict. Thus conflict resolution and peace building processes. Udezo abstract the need for conflict resolution in our society is crucial.
African conflict resolution united states institute of peace. Conflict resolution introduction conflict is a situation between at least two interdependent parties that is characterized by perceived differences and that the parties evaluate as negative. Pdf african union and conflict resolution in africa researchgate. Processes of conflict resolution in africa are characterised by three dimensions which include the nature of conflicts, conflict resolution mechanisms and the outcome of such mechanisms. Conflict resolution skills edmonds community college. Fred strasser after a trip to assess humanitarian crises in some of the worlds most troubled nations, u. Conflict analysis and problem solving aimed at the resolution of disputes target the transition from war to negative peace, while conflict transformation aims at the elimination of the deep causes of conflict and targets the transition to positive peace as well as the development of nonviolent conflict prevention mechanisms.
African union and conflict resolution in africa article pdf available in mediterranean journal of social sciences 527. Based on a qualitative analysis of conflict in africa, this paper has identified broad types of conflict in order to understand better the conflict dynamics, causes and drivers on the continent. Africa as a continent is endowed with enough resources to keep the world moving for years. This paper examines african conflicts and the roles of the african union au in conflict resolution, focusing on the recent zimbabwe and kenya conflicts. For instance, bosnia, serbia, turkey and northern ireland are among the trouble parts of europe. Marvin nii ankrah author year 20 pages 82 catalog number v231798 file size 800 kb language english tags the organisation of african unity oau economic community of west african states ecowas conflict resolution model multisectoral approach sub. This situation may be the reason why many african conflicts may be silenced but remain largely unresolved. Highlighting the traditional precolonial institutions and methods of conflict resolution in the kom community of cameroon. Concepts and methods of conflict resolution and peace building. Africa has become one of the distinct characteristics of the continent.
Chapter four is the analysis of conflict in sierra leone. This project focused on conflict management and resolution strategies and in particular on the role of external actors in the coming about of peace agreements. Pdf african union and conflict resolution in africa. Concepts and methods of conflict resolution and peace. Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest of group e. It is imperative because no two people perceive a particular thing exactly in the same way.
South africa and conflict resolution in africa 27 that made the negotiated settlement possible do not exist elsewhere shillinger 2009, solomon 2010. By engaging the colonial factor in african conflicts, this article seeks to understand the ineffectiveness of efforts at conflict management in overcoming. Linking conflict analysis to mediation and conflict. Imperatives for religious leaders in nigeria benson o. Contributions of interactive conflict resolution to peacemaking. Long before africa was colonised, and way beyond the advent of slave trade, african societies had institutional mechanisms as well as cultural sources to uphold the values of peace, tolerance, solidarity and. Conflict resolution in african countries politics essay. Sadc interventions in the democratic republic of the congo. All findings are summarised in table 1 of the index. With regard to conflict, the aprm has stated as one of its objectives the prevention and reduction of inter and intrastate conflict. Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. What made the negotiations in south africa to succeed was, among other things, the continuous existence of a strong state. This handbook, focusing on the linkages between conflict analysis and mediation in the context of west africa, serves to complement the content of the course.
So if africa has to put the falling apart together, her original values must be re. The african unions conflict management capabilities council on. In the west conflict has exploded in cote divoire and now threatens to reignite west africas longrunning regional wars. This trend, which involves the use of preventive diplomacy efforts, mediation, peace support operations, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and postconflict reconstruction and development. Pdf african union, conflict, and conflict resolution in africa. Two new institutions now at work in africa hold some promise for the future. It is important to note from the onset that conflict itself is part of normal human. Conflict resolution, identity crisis and development in africa. Existence of traditional conflict resolution mechanisms such as negotiation, reconciliation, mediation and others is evidence that these concepts are not new in africa.
Eu conflict prevention, management and resolution in africa. The case of the organisation of african unity oau author. Promotion of the role of mediation as a tool for conflict. Natural resources, conflict, and conflict resolution.
Identifying africas regional and subregional actors and their mechanisms for handling conflict it is, indeed, the case that the actual number of regional and subregional organisations involved in the management of african conflict may never be known, as there are several ad agenda for peace, 1995, p. In their book, contemporary conflict resolution, oliver ramsbotham, tom woodhouse, and hugh miall identify a specific form of conflict that they simply call contemporary conflict, which challenges postcold war peacemakers around the world. Ochoche, fwc, former directorgeneral of the institute for peace. Here, the concepts of conflict and conflict resolution are extensively conceptualized and analyzed. Indigenous approaches to conflict resolution in africa. Africa that was designed and executed from march 2003 till july 2004 by the conflict research unit of the clingendael institute on behalf of the netherlands ministry of foreign affairs. It was prepared by jackie vavra and alice morton, management systems international.
Contrary to popularized images of resource conflicts in africa, oil did not lead to rival warlords establishing resourcefunded local monopolies in chadthe stories that link resources to conflict here center on gaining tight control of the state rather than on the creation of chaotic environments. Pdf on jan 1, 2001, vasu gounden and others published conflict resolution in africa. In fact, since 1999 most terrorist attacks have been perpetrated by selfproclaimed christians. Contemporary conflict is particularly common in subsaharan africa. Rankopo university of botswana introduction traditional conflict resolution processes are part of a wellstructured, timeproven social system geared towards reconciliation, maintenance and improvement of social. South africa has become increasingly drawn into the resolution of conflicts and the promotion of peace and stability on the wider african continent. Paul collier, an expert on the economics of civil war, estimates that close to fifty armed conflicts active in 2001 had a strong link to natural resource exploitation, in which either licit or illicit exploitation helped to trigger, intensify, or sustain violence. But in much of the rest of the continent we have weak. Conflict resolution studies emerged in mid1950s, marked by the establishment of the journal of conflict resolution 1 957, an initiative with the normative objective to. In this paper, i shall take you through how africa has gone about resolution of conflicts on the continent.
Conflict and conflict resolution in africa african journals online. Conflict resolution and peace buildind in africa as a. Marshall 2005 page 2 of 28 numbers of countries experiencing any magnitude event of each of three general types of armed conflict, as well as the annual number of countries experiencing any type or magnitude of armed conflict, for further reference. However, it is apt to note that africa has no monopoly of conflict. Without peace and stability, it is impossible for development to occur. South africas role in conflict resolution and peacemaking.
Peace and conflict resolution in africa paper presented. As a continent with all kinds of existing and emerging conflicts, africa needs to invest hugely in conflict prevention, resolution and management in order to move towards the desired goal of integration, political stability and economic growth. South africas role in conflict resolution and peacemaking in africa. A study of the barolong people of the northwest province, south africa journal of law and judicial system v1 i1 2018 12 african indigenous approaches to conflict resolution. Conflict is defined as the underlying issue in dispute between or among parties and conflict resolution as the elimination of causes of the underlying conflict.
Indigenous conflict resolution in africa by birgit brockutne university of oslo a draft presented to the weekend seminar on indigenous solutions to conflicts held at the university of oslo, institute for educational research 23 24 of february 2001. The conflict resolution community seems to pursue conflict resolution efforts in africa from a variety of purposes and interests and with policies that are often replete with ambiguities and contradictions. This has followed from the high reputation of its own negotiated settlement as a model for other. The paper concludes that au has played very important role in conflict resolution in the region. Traditional conflict resolution mechanisms and institutions. Senator jeff merkley said he concluded that a matrix of conflict, corruption and climate chaos is driving one of the biggest periods of displacement in modern history. Other regions of the world are also riddled with considerable violence and social conflagration. Conflict resolution and peace buildind in africa as a process. The case of ghana and botswana kwaku oseihwedie and morena j. The current era has witnessed the increasing need by the african union au and subregional organisations to be more involved as first responders to conflict situations in the region. By engaging the colonial factor in african conflicts, this article seeks to understand the ineffectiveness of efforts at conflict management in overcoming the.