War on the Hoof

Regional security in Africa and livestock conflicts

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5724116
AutoresLawrence E Cline (0000-0002-6174-325X, Buffalo State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen31
Número1
Páginas87-105
Fecha de publicación2020-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSmall Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09592318.2020.1672965
OpenAlexW2991398373
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas6

Cattle rustling and conflicts between herders and farmers have long existed in several areas in Africas. In recent years, however, both security challenges have increased exponentially. The extent of the problem, exacerbated both by organized crime links and corruption, has reached levels in which it should now be viewed as a national security issue. This particularly is the case due to most of the criminality and conflicts occurring in border regions and involving cross-border operations. The rise of local uncontrolled armed groups, significant conflict between ethnic groups, inability of the regional governments to gain control of peripheral areas, and the increased politicization of the conflicts all indicate an environment that is highly conducive for creating the rise of insurgent movements

Border Security · Business · Development economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Hoof · International trade · Language change · Livestock · National security · Organised crime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Security forces · Small arms · Sociology · Law · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology