What can trigger violence in postcolonial Africa?

(University of Rochester) Why do civil wars and coups d'état occur more frequently in some sub-Saharan African countries than others. What makes violence more likely? A University of Rochester study finds the origins in precolonial political organization. In short, African countries that include ethnic groups that were organized as states prior to European colonization are at much higher risk for violence.

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