Conflict in the Horn of Africa : the Kenya-Somalia border problem, 1941-2014 / Vincent Bakpetu Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Vincent Bakpetu, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boundaries.

Horn of Africa--Politics and government.

Horn of Africa.

Kenya--Boundaries--Somalia.

Kenya.

Somalia--Boundaries--Kenya.

Somalia.

Physical Description:

xv, 405 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc., [2015]

Summary:

Conflict in the Horn of Africa examines how the Kenya-Somalia border problem has deep roots in pre-colonial and colonial times mirroring the phenomenon of shifting territorial and human frontiers and treaties which Britain, France, Italy, and Ethiopia made before and after World Wars I and II. This book documents the Kenya-Somalia border problem from the nineteenth century, when decisions ignored African concerns, to independence, when Africans acted as the principal players. Vincent Bakpetu Thompson analyses how the crises regarding Kenya and Somalia's domestic situations impacted their international relations in and beyond the region. This book furthers the discussion by looking at the current problems in the region that are obscured by instability, infiltrations, the repetitive influx of refugees crossing and re-crossing the border, and increasing terrorist attacks. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I 9

1 The Foundation of Somali Irredentism, 1895-1960 11

Part II 43

2 Preliminaries: Domestic Policy and Diplomacy, 1960-1963 45

3 Commissions for Kenya and Their Aftermath, 1962-1963 81

4 The Shifta Episode: The Problem Unfolds, 1963-1969 107

Part III 165

5 Peace or War: Post-Shifta Period, 1969-1977 167

6 Kenya, The Ogaden War and International Relations, 1977-1978 213

Part IV 245

7 Kenya-Somalia Relations Since the Ogaden War, 1978-2014 247

8 Summary and Implications: The Way Ahead 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761865276

9780761865278

OCLC:

894625626