Abstract
The Great Lakes Region of sub-Saharan Africa is well known for being volatile
and turbulent in terms of peace and stability. For over 60 years, almost all countries
in the region have experienced some kind of political and social turmoil such
as civil war, coup de tat, and genocides. In 1960, the first democratically elected
Congolese prime minister was assassinated. There were unprecedented social and
political havoc in a nearby “other Congo” characterized by power struggle between
various political and ethnic factions in the post-independence Congo Brazzaville.
In Burundi and Rwanda, ethnic tensions between the Tutsi and Hutu engulfed the
developmental dreams of nationalist freedom fighters until 2015. Though arguably
stable, Tanzania has experienced its own share of socio-political messy including
the 1998 Mwembechai and 2001 Pemba massacres. Efforts to build a sense of sustainable
peace and development based on mutual understanding and socio-political
harmony has brought limited success. In all these countries, the missing link in
building sustainable peace and security has been a lack of education. The chapter
intends to fill this gap by critically analyzing the potential role of basic education,
especially pre-primary and early grades education, in sustainable peace-building in
the sub-Saharan context.
Ndijuye, L (2021). Towards Global Peace and Sustainability: Role of Education in Peace-Building in the Great Lakes Region of Sub-Saharan Africa. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/towards-global-peace-and-sustainability-role-of-education-in-peace-building-in-the-great-lakes-region-of-sub-saharan-africa
Ndijuye, Laurent "Towards Global Peace and Sustainability: Role of Education in Peace-Building in the Great Lakes Region of Sub-Saharan Africa" Afribary. Afribary, 25 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/towards-global-peace-and-sustainability-role-of-education-in-peace-building-in-the-great-lakes-region-of-sub-saharan-africa. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Ndijuye, Laurent . "Towards Global Peace and Sustainability: Role of Education in Peace-Building in the Great Lakes Region of Sub-Saharan Africa". Afribary, Afribary, 25 Apr. 2021. Web. 21 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/towards-global-peace-and-sustainability-role-of-education-in-peace-building-in-the-great-lakes-region-of-sub-saharan-africa >.
Ndijuye, Laurent . "Towards Global Peace and Sustainability: Role of Education in Peace-Building in the Great Lakes Region of Sub-Saharan Africa" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 21, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/towards-global-peace-and-sustainability-role-of-education-in-peace-building-in-the-great-lakes-region-of-sub-saharan-africa