The prevailing narrative on Africa is that it is awash with violent conflict. Indeed, it does suffer from a multitude of conflicts — from border skirmishes to civil wars to terrorist attacks. Conflicts in Africa are diverse and complex, but there have been a number of cases of successful conflict management and resolution. What accounts for the successes and failures, and what can we learn from Africa’s experience? Minding the Gap: African Conflict Management in a Time of Change takes on these questions, bringing together more than 20 experts to examine the source of conflicts in Africa and assess African management capacity in the face of these conflicts. 

Pamela Aall is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), in the Global Security & Politics Program, leading the African Regional Conflict Management project.

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Chester A. Crocker is the James R. Schlesinger professor of strategic studies at Georgetown University and a distinguished fellow at CIGI.Fen Osler Hampson is a distinguished fellow and the director of the Global Security & Politics Program at CIGI. Pamela Aall is a senior fellow at CIGI and senior advisor for conflict prevention and management at USIP.

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