West Africa: Fragile Stability

Alex Vines

West Africa: Fragile Stability

Chatham House

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Abstract

It had been Iraq, not West Africa that had earned to unenviable description - "the most dangerous place on the planet - with the deadliest wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The region is now enjoying an uneasy peace and its flashpoints blink alongside two of Africa's most stable multi-party democracies Senegal and Ghana. Along the West African coast there are constant threats to the delicate balance, most immediately dangerous is the crisis of Cote d'Ivoire

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-27
Number of pages	2
Journal	The World Today
Volume	61
Issue number	11
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2005
Externally published	Yes

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West Africa
Liberia
Cote D'Ivoire

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West Africa: Fragile Stability

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