Mediating Conflict in West Africa
Par Nicholas Okai, PhD
Conflicts in West Africa have become increasingly very complex, involving a multitude of actors operating at different levels. The gamut of contentious issues fuelling such conflicts is also equally diverse. The litany of issues includes the nature of inter-state borders inherited from colonial times. Most of these borders were poorly carved without recourse to history and the socio-political realities of those living on the continent. Consequently, what is currently being flagged geographically as a state, in most cases does not comprehensively represent the cultural aspirations and the common identity that citizens would like to be associated with.
À propos de l'auteur
Nicholas Okai, PhD
Nicholas Nii A. Okai, is a political scientist and a certified ADR practitioner. He worked as a planning analyst at the Ghana National Development Planning Commission, during the roll-out of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II). He has several years of experience in planning and executing study abroad programs with the Aya Centre (located in Accra-Ghana), where he worked for several years with American students from various universities coming to Ghana.