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Although democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental human rights are the defining idioms of contemporary state governance and international relations, they are hardly commonplace in Africa. In domestic environments severely degraded by abuse of power and rebellion, what kind of existence do African leaders give to their people? Can they proclaim rights for their citizens in international instruments but behave in ways that are diametrically opposite? What future has democracy when the last election was a rogue one and the incumbent regime the beneficiary? Sierra Leone, whose civil conflict enters its tenth year in March 2001, carries the unenviable status of playing host to the world's largest peacekeeping force. Yet there is still no lasting peace in a conflict that has determined not so much who is right or wrong as who is left.
What went wrong? What has been the role of regional and international actors? What lessons are there for them? What can foreign governments, international organisations, diplomats, lawyers, politicians and students learn from it? What is the best way out of the quagmire? What can be done to avoid similar conflicts in the world in general and Africa in particular? These are some of the key issues discussed by Dr Abass Bundu in his book, Democracy by Force?
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Dr Abass Bundu is former Executive Secretary of ECOWAS and former Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone, his native country. An international lawyer with a doctorate from Cambridge, he is widely respected and has vast experience in West African affairs.
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junta collaborators, kamajor militia, civil defence forces, rebel atrocities, humanitarian necessity, junta leader, exiled government, military junta, humanitarian supplies, internal armed conflict Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sierra Leone, United Nations, President Kabbah, Security Council, United States, Prime Minister, Foday Sankoh, Abidjan Peace Accord, East Timor, Foreign Office, United Kingdom, West Africa, Western Powers, Conakry Peace Plan, New York, Baroness Symons, Foreign Minister, Special Court, European Union, Executive Outcomes, James Jonah, Sanctions Committee, Siaka Stevens, Tejan Kabbah, Tony Lloyd New!
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junta collaborators, kamajor militia, civil defence forces, rebel atrocities, humanitarian necessity, junta leader, exiled government, military junta, humanitarian supplies, internal armed conflict Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sierra Leone, United Nations, President Kabbah, Security Council, United States, Prime Minister, Foday Sankoh, Abidjan Peace Accord, East Timor, Foreign Office, United Kingdom, West Africa, Western Powers, Conakry Peace Plan, New York, Baroness Symons, Foreign Minister, Special Court, European Union, Executive Outcomes, James Jonah, Sanctions Committee, Siaka Stevens, Tejan Kabbah, Tony Lloyd New!
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- Sierra Leone (Command Paper) by Intelligence & Security Committee in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa by Roger K. Tangri in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Democracy in Europe by Larry Siedentop in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Civil-Military Relations in Sierra Leone: A Case Study of African Soldiers in Politics by Thomas S. Cox in Back Matter
- Urban Policy and Political Conflict in Africa: A Study of the Ivory Coast by Michael A. Cohen in Back Matter
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