Africa Conflict Prevention: Early Warning and Early Response
Karugia, John Njenga
The complex algebra of the emergence and evolution of Early Warning and early response systems in Africa is analysed through studying closely the actions of ECOWAS, IGAD and SADC. We examine their analytical capacity, their dependence on aid, their standby capacity, the degree of and quality of Early Warning Systems institutionalisation, the dominance of certain countries and the internal organisational dynamics of these regional organisations...