MALIAN CONFLICT: INTERROGATING THE SECURITY IMPLICATIONS ON AFRICAN REGION (2012-2022)

Abstract

It is a qualitative study on the security implications of the recurrent uprising cum conflict between the Northern-Malians (dominated by the Tuaregs) and Malian authority on Malian residents and African region at large. Specifically, study examined the security effects of the Malian conflicts on African region. It is documentary in typology and built on Structural Theory of Conflict. Based on data presented and analyzed, findings from the study revealed that various evidence of marginalization and exploitations have fuelled the prolonged uprising in Mali. The study also established that the menace of Malian conflict has posed serious security threats to Malian territory and African region at large. For this reason the study strongly recommended, the urgent need for the Malian central government and the African Union to address the root causes of marginalization and social exclusion by adopting social policies; encompassing eradication of poverty, provision of jobs as well as equal representation of all ethnic groups/regions in government; restructuring of Malian political system in a way that every region (particularly the marginalized Northern-Mali) would have fair and equitable allocation of resources. More so, the international bodies, particularly the United Nations should collaborate with the African Union and Malian authority to ensure that peace deals are properly implemented among parties to the conflict.