Conflict in the Horn of Africa : the Kenya-Somalia border problem 1941-2014

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Conflict in the Horn of Africa : the Kenya-Somalia border problem 1941-2014

Vincent Bakpetu Thompson

University Press of America, c2015

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-389) and index

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Conflict in the Horn of Africa examines how the Kenya-Somalia border problem has deep roots in pre-colonial and colonial times mirroring the phenomenon of shifting territorial and human frontiers and treaties which Britain, France, Italy, and Ethiopia made before and after World Wars I and II. This book documents the Kenya-Somalia border problem from the nineteenth century, when decisions ignored African concerns, to independence, when Africans acted as the principal players. Vincent Bakpetu Thompson analyses how the crises regarding Kenya and Somalia's domestic situations impacted their international relations in and beyond the region. This book furthers the discussion by looking at the current problems in the region that are obscured by instability, infiltrations, the repetitive influx of refugees crossing and re-crossing the border, and increasing terrorist attacks.

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List of Tables and Maps Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Chapter 1. The Foundations of Somali Irredentism 1895-1960 Part II Chapter 2. Preliminaries: Domestic Policy and Diplomacy 1960-1963 Chapter 3. Commissions for Kenya and Their Aftermath 1962-1963 Chapter 4. The Shifta Episode: The Problem Unfolds 1963-1969 Part III Chapter 5. Peace or War: Post-Shifta Period 1969-1977 Chapter 6. Kenya, The Ogaden War and International Relations 1977-1978 Part IV Chapter 7. Kenya-Somalia Relations Since the Ogaden War 1978-2014 Chapter 8. Summary and Implications: The Way Ahead Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Abbreviations Notes on Terms Bibliography

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