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violent conflicts fragile peace perspectives on africas security problems
the african continent has experienced too many violent conflicts leading to much loss of life destruction of infrastructure disruption of productive socio economic activity displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and the diversion of scarce resources towards arms procurement . it is clear to all that for sustainable development of the african continent it is important that policy makers and all levels of society understand africas security challenges so that all may work towards sustainable peace and security for the african continent . this book is a collection of papers most of them written for the journal african renaissance by prominent african scholars and practitioners who seek to understand the various causes of african conflicts the many forms and different dimensions that these conflicts have taken their devastating effects and the challenges for sustainable peace and security on the african continent . the book is proudly blessed by the inclusion with permission of the report of the outgoing united nations secretary general kofi anan entitled the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in africa . the book is aimed at policy makers academics students and for all who are interested in peace security and sustainable development on the african continent . dr. mlambo was born in zimbabwe and holds a b.a. honours degree in economic history from the university of zimbabwe and a ph.d. in history from the university of cape town in south africa . a qualified helicopter pilot he did his pilot training in romania and canada and served as a pilot with the air force of zimbabwe for 13 years and rising to the rank of squadron leader . dr mlambo has been a lecturer at the university of zimbabwe a research fellow on the peace and security research programme of the sapes trust in harare and editor of the daily mirror a privately owned newspaper in harare . he is currently head of the peace and security research unit at africa institute of south africa .
paperback lightning source inc 2008 isbn13 9781905068982 isbn10 1905068980
book type nf isbn 13 9781905068982 number of pages 303 publisher lightning source inc