ETHNIC CONFLICT AND STATE FORMATION IN POST-COLONIAL AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ETHNIC GENOCIDE IN THE CONGO, LIBERIA, NIGERIA, AND RWANDA-BURUNDI
Pade Badru
Journal of Third World Studies1/1/2010·DOI·Read paper
Abstract
The paper is divided into three parts. The first part looks at the Belgium colonization of the Congo and the continuing crisis of state and society in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The second part traces the roots of ethnic crisis in Nigeria with emphasis on the role that British colonialism played in facilitating ethnic rivalries that resulted in the Biafran war, which claimed a millions lives. Finally, the third part reviews the events that led to the pogroms that took place in Rwanda-Burundi pitching Hutus against the Tutsis with tragic consequences and the degeneration of civil society into chaos in Liberia under the rule of its brutal rulers Doe and Charles Taylor. The paper ends by examining ways these tragic events can be ended through the building of democratic structures and state transparency that would reflect the needs and aspirations of African people in the continent. Adapted from the source document. Reprinted by permission of Association of Third World Studies
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