Peacebuilding in contemporary Africa : in search of alternative strategies / edited by Kenneth Omeje.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Peacebuilding in contemporary Africa / Kenneth Omeje -- The peacebuilding and development debate : is contemporary peacebuilding development in disguise? / Mala Mustapha & Usman A. Tar -- Peacebuilding in micro-level inter-community conflicts in West Africa : examples from Ghana and Nigeria / Afua Boatemaa Yakohene -- Marginalization and violent conflict in the Karamoja region of Uganda / Tony Karbo -- Peacebuilding in micro-level inter-community conflicts : examples from selected countries in southern Africa / Pamela Machakanja and Chupicai Manuel -- Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone one and half decades after the civil war : at what stage does a country cease to be post-conflict? / Ibrahim Bangura -- The task of rebuilding Liberia / T. Debey Sayndee -- Conflict intervention, insecurity and the challenges of peacebuilding in South Sudan / Nicodemus Minde -- Boko Haram insurgency, terrorism and the challenges of peacebuilding in the Lake Chad basin / Usman A. Tar and Bashir Bala -- Obstacles to peace and security in North Africa / Ibrahim Bangura and Sampson Lau -- Peacebuilding through peace education in the Horn of Africa : a transformative cosmopolitan perspective / Yonas Adaye Adeto -- Transiting from armed conflict to peace in contemporary Africa : changing tides, research findings and future directions / Kenneth Omeje.