The The Conflict Analysis of the Sierra Leone Civil-War

Abstract

Sierra Leone like many other African countries plunged into brutal armed civil-war from March 1991 to February 2002, which caused a massive humanitarian crisis. Analyzing the conflict situation of the then Sierra Leon is, therefore, the main intention of this article. To this  end,  a  qualitative  meta-empirical  literature  based  study  was  conducted.  Important academic literatures, policy and regulatory documents are devised to collect the required data. Both the conflict tree and conflict mapping frameworks are employed in making the conflict  analysis.  The  analysis  of  the  article  reaffirm  that  a  multi  form  and  complex structural  and  proximate  factors  contribute  to  the  emergence,  escalation  and  protract ration of the civil war in Sierra Leone. The colonial legacy, power competition, lack of democratic governance, repressive state measures, competition over natural resources and interference from regional neighboring countries were observed as main among the many factors.  The  article,  also,  examines  the  actors  involved  in  the  conflict. Each  actor’s contribution, issue, goal and interest with different relationships are discussed. Finally, the  article  analyzed  the  dynamics  of  the  conflict,  focusing  on  the  processes,  changes (escalations  and  de-escalations)  and  the  responses  taken  at  national,  regional  and 
international levels.