Managing Ethnic Conflicts: A Critical Analysis of the Orthodox Solutions and the Specificity of the African Situation

Africa’s ethnic conflicts and crises have embedded in them catastrophic consequences effects, especially with particular regard to the loss of lives properties disruptions governmental political arrangements. The discourse which are is further enveloped all kinds proposals such as outright dismemberment some existing administrative units, implementation reforms, fundamental restructuring entire social settings favour accommodation minorities particular. Against backdrop that these require management a way averting aforementioned consequences, article seeks undertake critical evaluation models, theories solutions extant literature within context prevailing African circumstances conditions. Its central goal determine extent contained technicalities they expressed can indeed provide much-needed frameworks for permanent stabilities continent. qualitative methodology question assumptions defined their theoretical amplified. With additional use analytical tools, finally re-formulations refinements being referred literature. findings revolve around inappropriateness lack applicability concepts perennial result focus on uniqueness remain defined. conclusion hence continent should not be wholly generalistic but rather situated local peculiarities divergent systems Africa.