ABSTRACT
This book provides a unique comparative study of the major secessionist and self-determination movements in post-colonial Africa, examining theory, international law, charters of the United Nations, and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)/African Union’s (AU) stance on the issue. The book explores whether self-determination and secessionism lead to peace, stability, development and democratisation in conflict-ridden societies, particularly looking at the outcomes in Eritrea and South Sudan.
The book covers all the major attempts at self-determination and secession on the continent, extensively analysing the geo-political, economic, security and ideological factors that determine the outcome of the quest for self-determination and secession. It reveals the lack of inherent clarity in international law, social science theories, OAU/AU Charter, UN Charters and international conventions concerning the topic.
This is a major contribution to the field and highly relevant for researchers and postgraduate students in African Studies, Development Studies, African Politics and History, and Anthropology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|50 pages
Conceptions, international law and charters
part II|42 pages
Non-colonial creation successful secession case: South Sudan
part III|68 pages
Colonial creation unsuccessful cases of self-determination: Somaliland and Zanzibar
chapter 8|15 pages
Less and more than the sum of its parts
chapter 10|27 pages
The Zanzibar secessionist sentiments
part IV|54 pages
Identity groups claiming secession that failed
chapter 12|17 pages
Nigeria and the Biafran war of secession
part V|57 pages
Colonially created, annexed by neighbouring countries cases