Mitigating ethnic conflict in Africa
Friday, July 21, 2023 | 0 Views |
Rather than accepting identity conflict as an inevitable feature of Africa’s highly diverse ethnic landscape, a number of preventative policy interventions can be pursued.
This piece shall attempt to analyse key areas that can go a long way in mitigating ethnic conflict in Africa.
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