Author : Manasseh Wepundi
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ISBN 13 :
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Book Synopsis The State of Peace and Security in East Africa by : Manasseh Wepundi
Download or read book The State of Peace and Security in East Africa written by Manasseh Wepundi and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study began with the postulation that to understand peace and security in East Africa, one has to understand the systemic basis of peace and security in the subregion. The pursuit of this understanding necessarily means the broadening of the geographical scope to examine the dynamics of both the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa. Where individual countries have improved in their levels of peacefulness - especially Rwanda's remarkable example - sub-regional dynamics are proving more challenging, especially given diplomatic rivalries such as Rwanda-Uganda; Burundi-Rwanda; Kenya-Tanzania; Kenya-Somalia; and regional interests in South Sudan. Thus, the region remains fragile despite progress in governance and development indicators in some of the countries. The prominent peace and security challenges include violent extremism; insurgency; electoral conflict; resource-based conflicts (including low to medium scale intercommunity conflicts and low to high scale conflicts over extractives); a prevalence of illicit small arms and light weapons; difficulty achieving social cohesion; and the persistence of cultures of violence..."