From War to Peace in Africa
Itonde Kakoma & Lisa Boström
02.06.2019
While there is no easy fix to prevent and resolve violent conflict, there is growing consensus that the best long-term solution to conflict is improved governance at the national level, in the sense of effective and legitimate institutions, norms and processes for the delivery of services to the population. Much internal conflict is fuelled by a sense of exclusion or lack of access to resources, opportunities, security or justice. Sufficiently functional and inclusive systems of governance effectively prevent conflict.
