Conflict in the Horn of Africa: The Kenya-Somalia Border Problem 1941-2014

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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. Dedication Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I 1 The Foundation of Somali Irredentism, 1895–1960 Part II 2 Preliminaries: Domestic Policy and Diplomacy, 1960–1963 3 Commissions for Kenya and Their Aftermath, 1962–1963 4 The Shifta Episode: The Problem Unfolds, 1963–1969 Part III 5 Peace or War: Post-Shifta Period, 1969–1977 6 Kenya, The Ogaden War and International Relations, 1977–1978 Part IV 7 Kenya-Somalia Relations Since the Ogaden War, 1978–2014 8 Summary and Implications: The Way Ahead Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Abbreviations Notes on Terms Notes Bibliography Index