Africa After the Cold War: The Changing Perspectives on Security

248 Pages·1998·8.23 MB·English

by  Adebayo Oyebade, Abiodun Alao, Victor Oguejiofor Okafor, Sheriffdeen A. Tella, Amadu Sesay, Funmi Olonisakin, Ayele Bekerie

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AFRICA AFTER THE
COLD WAR

Africa After the
Cold War
The Changing Perspectives
on Security
Edited by
Adebayo Oyebade
&
Abiodun Alao
Africa World Press, Inc.
P.O. Box 1892 P.O. Box 48
Trenton, N| 08607 Asmara, ERITREA
Africa World Press, Inc.
P.O. Box 1892 P.O. Box 48
Trenton, N) 08607 Asmara, ERITREA
Copyright © 1998 Adebayo Oyebade and Abiodun Alao
First Printing 1998
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means
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the prior written permission of the publisher.
Cover design: Jonathan Gullery
Book design: Wanjiku Ngugi
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Africa after the Cold War : the changing perspectives on security /
edited by Adebayo Oyebade and Abiodun Alao.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-86543-650-9 (hardbound) . — ISBN 0-86543-651-7 (pbk . )
1. Africa—Politics and government—1960- 2. National security-
-Africa—History—20th century. 3. Africa—Economic
conditions-1960- I. Oyebade, Adebayo. II. Alao, Abiodun.
DTS0.5. A3495 1998
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CONTENTS
List of Tables.vi
Acronyms.vii
Preface.ix
Foreword.xi
1. Introduction: Redefining African Security.1
Adebayo Oyebade and Abiodun Alao
2. Economic Development and the Prospect for
Economic Security in Africa.17
Victor Oguejiofor Okafor and Sheriffdeen A. Telia
3. Democracy and Security in Africa: The Changing
Nature of a Linkage.43
Arnadu Sesay and Abiodun Alao
4. The Environment and African Security: Implications
of Continued Neglect.63
Abiodun Alao
5. African Security and Nuclear Weapons: Past Fears
and Future Relevance.91
Adebayo Oyebade
6. Post Cold War Africa: Ethnicity Ethnic Conflict
and Security. 117
Abiodun Alao and Funmi Olonisakin
7. The End of the Cold War in Africa: Implications for Conflict
Management and Resolution. 143
Adebayo Oyebade
8. Beyond the Cold War: Pan-Europeanism and the Challenge
of African Unity. 183
Ayele Bekerie
9. Conclusion: A Short Peep Into a Long Future. 191
Adebayo Oyebade and Abiodun Alao.
Contributors.205
Bibliography.209
Index.225
LIST OF TABLES
Table of Displaced Population from Dam
Construction.77
Per Capita Water Availability in 1990 and in 2025
(Cubic meters/person/ year).78