The Transformation of the African State

The African nation-state is in a period of profound transformation, according to African experts interviewed for episode 8 of Carnegie Corporation's Peacebuilders podcast series.

 

  • Africa:   The African State

    Carnegie Corporation, 19 June 2018

    The African nation-state is in a period of profound transformation, according to African experts interviewed for episode 8 of Carnegie Corporation’s Peacebuilders podcast… Read more »

A member of the Dassanech Tribe on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya. Nomadic pastoral groups regularly defy borders leading to conflicts with farmers and a growing security concern over the ability of some African states to govern these territories.

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya at the opening ceremony of the Pre-Global Entrepreneurship Summit Expo on July 22, 2015. President Kenyatta has overseen the implementation of Kenya’s constitutional devolution of power to county governments.

Pamela Mbabazi is the head of research and policy analysis at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University.

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