IN PREVIOUS articles, I have presented the warrior tradition in pre-colonial Africa as one of the most enduring themes in African history. Without a doubt, in pre-colonial times, militarism permeated the very fabric of African society, and prior to the European invasion, most African communities were conquest states with warrior kings and proud...
IT IS NOW WIDE KNOWLEDGE that Africa profiles some of the highest statistics of violent conflicts in the world. Further, for many years the treatment of conflicts in Africa has revolved around foreign conventional conflict resolution mechanisms to the exclusion of traditional African grassroots peace-making approaches. To be sure, mechanisms for...
"Wars are not only fought by military means. Alongside the fighting on the ground, at sea and in the air, a media war is fought over public opinion and the willingness to fight of populations and the troops" -General Clyde McArthur
