Ethnic Identity and State Formation in Modern Africa – Global Nonkilling Working Paper No. 9

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The wish of every country is to have a harmonious, killing-free society where peopleÕs dreams for a prosperous future is realized, and goods of moder-nity properly distributed fairly. Hence the need for a unifying nation founded on the valued principles of freedom, equality and respect of individual and groups right. The relationships of ethnic groups are frequently difficult and often divides countries into antagonistic bed-fellows or sides partly be-cause of perceived marginalization and threats. This kind of relationships are prevalent in post independent countries of sub-Saharan Africa where government and leaders are trying to create a measure of unity in a culturally diverse society.

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