ABSTRACT
This analysis concerns the recent spread of African sub-nationalist movements (both territorial separatism and full secession) where state structures are marked by growing infrastructure weakness, and then considers governance and sustainable development implications. Much of the literature on Africa either appears in denial about the proliferation of sub-nationalist movements or views them as state enemies requiring demobilization. I contend, however, that these movements represent a
Contents South Sudan ...................................................................................................... 157 Somaliland ........................................................................................................ 159 Tuareg Sub-Nationalism (Northern Mali)..........................................................160 Cabinda (Angola) ..............................................................................................162 Delta Region (Nigeria) ......................................................................................163 Democratic Republic of Congo .........................................................................163 Eastern Libya ....................................................................................................165 Western Sahara ..................................................................................................166 Implications for Governance and Sustainable Development ..............................167 References .........................................................................................................171
