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The Rise of Religious Armed Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa: No Simple Answers

Religiöse Konflikte auf dem Vormarsch in Subsahara-Afrika: Keine einfachen Erklärungen und Lösungen

In June 2017, the European Union announced its support for Sahelian governments in fighting religious extremists. This move is a reaction to severe religious violence in many sub-Saharan countries. As of mid-2017, eight out of ten armed conflicts in the region are displaying a religious dimension. Either warring factions differ by religious identity, or they have incompatible ideas regarding the r…

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  • Basedau, Matthias
  • GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Afrika-Studien
  • Political science
  • Bewaffneter Konflikt; Gewalttätigkeit; Religiös motivierte Gewaltanwendung; Religiöser Fundamentalismus; Beziehungen zwischen religiösen Gruppen/Religionsgemeinschaften; Konfliktursachen/Konfliktanlass
  • Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
  • EU
  • Sahel Region
  • Islam
  • radicalism
  • conflict resolution
  • Africa
  • religious factors
  • …
  • Islam
  • Christianity
  • Radicalism
  • Arbeitspapier