Africa Region Working Paper Series No. 30 Post-Conflict Recovery in Africa: An Agenda for the Africa Region Serge Michailof, Markus Kostner and Xavier Devictor Abstract of the Paper: Understanding the causes of conflicts is critical to stopping and preventing war. The causes may be complex and country specific, and may involve long-term and short-term issues. The decision to intervene in a complex post-conflict situation raises difficult, sensitive questions for the Bank. The paper first outlines key features of African conflicts, and describes the Region’s response to date. It then proposes a strategic framework for economic engagement in post-conflict situations and outlines an operational framework for the Bank to assist countries in the transition from war to peace. It finally discusses issues associated with the financing of post-conflict programs.   Full text of paper. (78KB, In Adobe Acrobat format. Requires Acrobat PDF viewer)

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