War and Conflict in Africa

Paul D. Williams is associate professor in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

List of Tables vi List of Figures vii List of Abbreviations viii Acknowledgements xiii Introduction 1 Part I Contexts 13 1 Counting Africa s Confl icts (and their Casualties) 15 2 The Terrain of Struggle 35 Part II Ingredients 53 3 Neopatrimonialism 55 4 Resources 72 5 Sovereignty 94 6 Ethnicity 113 7 Religion 128 Part III Responses 147 8 Organization-Building 149 9 Peacemaking 168 10 Peacekeeping 184 11 Aid 205 Conclusion 225 Appendices 229 Notes 246 References 275 Index 295