Violent conflicts and civil strife in West Africa: Causes, challenges and prospects

Stability

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Annan, Nancy ^a  

^a Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre   (Ghana)

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EID: 84937051376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21652627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/sta.da     Document Type: Article

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