Secession in Africa: An African Union dilemma

Ekeke, Alex Cyril; Lubisi, Nombulelo

doi:10.1080/10246029.2020.1717974

African Security Review

2019

DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2020.1717974

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Secession in Africa: An African Union dilemma

Alex Cyril Ekeke¹,

Nombulelo Lubisi²

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“…The authors also rightly note the structural role of the defunct Organization of African Unity (OAU), now African Union (AU), in undermining secessionist tendencies in Africa by its very principle of respect for the colonial boundaries and non-interference. This aligns with the position of Ekeke and Lubisi (2020). In the same vein, Kamanu (1974) had noted that:…”

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Book Review Charles Thomas and Toyin Falola, Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2020. Pp. Viii, 344.

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The book, Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa, is a timely intervention on this important dimension to conflicts in Africa, especially in the post-cold war order where intra-state conflicts have become the norm rather than exception. Armed with suitably relevant historical analysis and epistemological methodology, the authors cleverly approach the varieties of conflict cases associated with secessionist, separatist and irredentist moves and Movements across Africa. Such liberation efforts span through struggles towards decolonization and struggles for self-determination or autonomy. The arrangement of the book is methodical, encompassing the dynamics and structures of successful, failed, protracted and short-lived attempts at secession and separatism in Africa and implications for sub-Saharan African states.

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Book Review Charles Thomas and Toyin Falola, Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2020. Pp. Viii, 344.

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Breaking Away: Development Burdens of Secession in Africa

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Uncontrolled Territories in the Contemporary World: Theory, Genesis, Types and Dynamics

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Kontury glob. transform.: polit. èkon. pravo

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The uncontrolled territories (UT) attract the attention of an increasing number of researchers; however, most publications are devoted to only one type of UTs – unrecognized states. The objective of this paper is to assess and analyze changes in territory and population of all UTs in different macro-regions of the world through 2006–2010 and 2014–2019. Five main directions of studies of such territories are identified and characterized. The authors distinguish several types and patterns of territorial control, propose a typology of UTs and consider in detail the methodology and difficulties of creating a corresponding database. The aggravation of the geopolit ical situation in the second decade of the 21th century led to an increase in the number of international conflicts and in the area and population of UTs in Asia, Africa and Europe. The de facto secession largely affected the vast zones of problematic statehood in Asia and Africa, where according to the authors’ estimates, about 45 million and 138 million people live, respectively. The emergence of UTs is a special case of the fragmentation of the political space at different territorial levels – a consequence of the turbulent transformation of the world geopolitical order.

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Secession in Africa: An African Union dilemma

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References 19 publications

Book Review Charles Thomas and Toyin Falola, Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2020. Pp. Viii, 344.

Book Review Charles Thomas and Toyin Falola, Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2020. Pp. Viii, 344.

Breaking Away: Development Burdens of Secession in Africa

Uncontrolled Territories in the Contemporary World: Theory, Genesis, Types and Dynamics

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