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The Origins of Ethnic Conflict in Africa

Politics and Violence in Darfur, Oromia, and the Tana Delta

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Authors:
  1. Tsega Etefa

    1. Colgate University, Hamilton, USA

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  • Offers a comparative study of three armed ethnic conflicts in three East African countries, in order to deepen our understanding of the political and transnational dimensions of ethnic conflict
  • Argues that poor political governance and misuse of power by elites, rather than resource competition, ethnic diversity, or climate change, are the most fundamental causes of internal ethnic conflict
  • Suggests political solutions to mitigate armed conflicts in Africa

Part of the book series: African Histories and Modernities (AHAM)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Ethnicity as a Tool: The Root Causes of Ethnic Conflict in Africa—A Critical Introduction

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    Pages 1-27

  3. From Inclusion to Exclusion: Marginalization Across Nations

    • Tsega Etefa
    Pages 29-55

  4. Precursors to Violence: Neglect and Politics in Darfur, Oromia, and the Tana Delta

    • Tsega Etefa
    Pages 57-82

  5. Across Borders: Local Governance and Regional Implications

    • Tsega Etefa
    Pages 83-108

  6. When Neighbors Become Killers: From Murahaleen to Janjaweed in Darfur

    • Tsega Etefa
    Pages 109-133

  7. From Jebel Marra to Blue Nile: Violence in Darfur and Oromia

    • Tsega Etefa
    Pages 135-159

  8. Neither Malkas Nor Shambas: Oromo and Pokomo Conflict, 1991–2013

    • Tsega Etefa
    Pages 161-185

  9. Tolerance Under Siege: African Principles of Conflict Resolution

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    Pages 187-214

  10. Managing Conflict in Africa: Workable Solutions and Recommendations

    • Tsega Etefa
    Pages 215-242

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 243-271
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From Darfur to the Rwandan genocide, journalists, policymakers, and scholars have blamed armed conflicts in Africa on ancient hatreds or competition for resources. Here, Tsega Etefa compares three such cases—the Darfur conflict between Arabs and non-Arabs, the Gumuz and Oromo clashes in Western Oromia, and the Oromo-Pokomo conflict in the Tana Delta—in order to offer a fuller picture of how ethnic violence in Africa begins. Diverse communities in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya alike have long histories of peacefully sharing resources, intermarrying, and resolving disputes. As he argues, ethnic conflicts are fundamentally political conflicts, driven by non-inclusive political systems, the monopolization of state resources, and the manipulation of ethnicity for political gain, coupled with the lack of democratic mechanisms for redressing grievances.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Colgate University, Hamilton, USA

    Tsega Etefa

About the author

Tsega Etefa is Associate Professor of History and Africana and Latin American Studies at Colgate University, New York, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Origins of Ethnic Conflict in Africa

  • Book Subtitle: Politics and Violence in Darfur, Oromia, and the Tana Delta

  • Authors: Tsega Etefa

  • Series Title: African Histories and Modernities

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10540-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10539-6Published: 25 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10540-2Published: 01 February 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2634-5773

  • Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 271

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: African History, Political History, Conflict Studies, Peace Studies

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