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Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2020.01.004

An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Early Warning in Conflict Prevention in the African Great Lakes Region

Eric Junior Wagobera

Department of Humanities, School of Social Sciences, Mount Kenya University, Nairobi, Kenya.

*Corresponding author: Eric Junior Wagobera, Department of Humanities, School of Social Sciences, Mount Kenya University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Published: April 13,2020

Abstract

This paper seeks to provide a holistic overview of the effectiveness of early warning mechanisms in the African Great Lakes region. It analyzes the current state of conflict early warning in countries that have experienced erratic large-scale conflicts such as Rwanda, South Sudan, and the eastern region of D.R. Congo. The objective was to determine how effective has the early warning mechanism been in preventing conflicts within the African Great Lakes region. According to the research findings, early warning has to a considerable extent been ineffective due to its weak structures which explains the persistent conflicts such as those in South Sudan and the war-torn eastern D.R. Congo despite the numerous global interventions. The failure is largely attributed to the incompatibility of the existing early warning mechanisms to the region’s relentless nature of conflicts, and the reluctance by the policymakers to act swiftly even when the early warning signs are apparently clear.

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How to cite this paper

An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Early Warning in Conflict Prevention in the African Great Lakes Region

How to cite this paper: Wagobera, E. J. (2020) An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Early Warning in Conflict Prevention in the African Great Lakes Region. International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 4(1), 29-34.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2020.01.004