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Cross-Border Conflict Peacebuilding Practices Of Dassanech, Nyangatom And Hammer Community Of Ethiopia And Turkana Of Kenya, Asmare Shetahun

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

This study investigated the practices of peacebuilding among Dassanech, Nyangatom, Hammer community of Ethiopia and the Turkana of Kenya cross-border resource based conflicts. Peace is the most important need and value of the pastoral community and conflict is destructive and unimportant by them. To build peace various actors are participated and different approaches are used. The study founded that the role of state, inter-state diplomacy, non-state actors, the civil society organizations, international organizations, intergovernmental organizations and indigenous community based institutions takes the loin share of conflict management, prevention, resolution and peacebuilding. However, the objective of building sustainable peace is still …