Responding to the challenge of fragility and security in West Africa /

Marc, Alexandre, 1956-

Responding to the challenge of fragility and security in West Africa / Alexandre Marc, Neelam Verjee, and Stephen Mogaka, Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Group, World Bank. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - World Bank e-Library. .

"January 2015." "This report has been prepared by the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group at the World Bank."

Includes bibliographical references.

Trends in conflict and violence -- An overview of conflict and violence in West Africa -- Emerging threats : trafficking, maritime piracy, and religious extremism -- The complex challenges of youth and migration -- The struggle for greater fairness and equity : the challenge of regional imbalances and improved benefit from extractives -- The fragility of political institutions : managing the competition for power -- Security : responding to new threats -- Land institutions : a neverending conundrum -- Lessons in resilience : the end of the Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Cote d'Ivoire conflicts -- Improving the way donors and development agencies support the reduction of fragility -- Annex : political leadership in West Africa.

9781464804649 9781464804656

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Conflict management--Africa, West.
National security--Africa, West.
Political stability--Africa, West.

HN820.Z9 / M37 2015

303.6/90966

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