We may not be able to completely control outbreaks of conflict and migration, but investment in this kind of research could go a long way to treating the causes.
Since achieving independence in 2011 from the Khartoum government, South Sudan has seen repeated outbreaks of conflict driven by ethnicity and the struggle for power.
The continent has seen an increasing number of incomplete transitions to democracy, resulting in a high vulnerability to outbreaks of conflict [1] [6].
Effects of conflict Sporadic outbreaks of conflict and the displacement of tens of thousands of people from Dongo have had a debilitating effect.
More food aid needed As this vast mineral-rich country heads towards democratic elections in June, there are still serious outbreaks of conflict occurring in the eastern part of the country.
More ominously, they also depict outbreaks of conflict; impenetrable roads, lakes and swamps; inadequate sanitation; long distances between homes and schools; and markets where girls are compelled to work in order to support their families.
"Since the intelligence report concluded that the region demanded high-level attention to defuse tensions and prevent the outbreak of conflicts that could escalate, the politics of the trip dovetailed perfectly with the intelligence assessment," he said.
At the same time, many also remain certain that Washington would have worked to avoid an actual outbreak of conflict.
"Iraq can only achieve democracy if there is a peaceful transfer of power," the senior prince said with foreboding about the outbreak of conflict.
Besides that, the EU has totally ignored the social impact of the global economic crisis on African countries and the potential outbreak of conflict.
The camp, which was established years ago to accommodate civilians fleeing previous rounds of fighting between government forces and the Houthis, had begun to empty before the latest outbreak of conflict.
