Articles · Vol. 24 No. 3-4 (1999): Africa Development:  The Political Economy of Conflicts in Africa II

2 - Enjeux économiques, conflits africains et relations internationales

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  • Mamadou Koulibaly
    Mamadou Koulibaly Administrateur de programme, CODESRIA, Dakar, Sénégal
    born April 21, 1957 in Azaguié-Gare, is an Ivorian politician, economist and teacher-researcher. He is the founder of Liberty and Democracy for the Republic (LIDER), a progressive liberal parliamentary opposition political party that he created in July 2011, advocating...
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Abstract

Dealing with conflicts in Africa as a problematic, this paper outlines four characteristics of conflicts in Africa: 1) that all African conflicts have economic stakes that are more or less obvious; 2) that all African conflicts are influenced by international and domestic geopolitics; 3) that African conflicts can be explained by political, economic and socio-cultural variables; and finally, that African conflicts are brought about by ill-organised, non free and fair elections.

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economic issues African conflicts elections international relations

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  • Mamadou Koulibaly, Administrateur de programme, CODESRIA, Dakar, Sénégal

    born April 21, 1957 in Azaguié-Gare, is an Ivorian politician, economist and teacher-researcher. He is the founder of Liberty and Democracy for the Republic (LIDER), a progressive liberal parliamentary opposition political party that he created in July 2011, advocating democracy and market economy.

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