Citation

Hadyia A. Dig. Mid. East Stud. 2009; 18(1): 17-30.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1949-3606.2009.tb00105.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This topic deals with the reasons for the civil conflicts in the Nile Basin Area in Africa. From the geographical point of view, these countries are suffering from the lack of demarcation of boundaries among them. From an economic point of view, they would fight over the abundant economic resources that were taken away wholly by the foreign companies, leaving the crumbs to be disputed over. Additionally, ethnic differences kindle ethnic and religious contradictions. This research will also ascertain some of these reasons, and then review examples of the civil conflicts in the area. Unless these contradictions can be rectified, or mitigated, they will continue to simmer and periodically re-emerge as a full-fledged civil war.