Accession Number:

ADA566765

Title:

Unfinished Business: A Framework for Peace in the Great Lakes (Africa Security Brief, Number 21, July 2012)

Descriptive Note:

Monograph

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Bihuzo, Rigobert M.

Report Date:

2012-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

Conflict in Africas Great Lakes region persists because of a complex mixture of regional politics, financial incentives, ethnic polarization, and weak and illegitimate governance. Previous peace agreements have made important contributions to stability but have only been partly successful because they have not addressed some key conflict drivers. Given the regional nature of the instability, international actors, especially those in Europe and the United States that provide significant financial support to governments in the Great Lakes, are vital to achieving a comprehensive settlement.

Descriptors:

• *CONFLICT
• *SUBSAHARAN AFRICA
• AGREEMENTS
• INSTABILITY
• INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
• PARAMILITARY FORCES

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Geography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE