Regionalisation of Domestic Conflicts in the Mano River Basin

This article highlights the regionalisation of domestic conflicts in the Mano River Basin comprising Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The article argues that the war that started in Liberia in 1989 is related to the war in Sierra Leone, and to the fighting that broke out in Guinea in 2000. While different dynamics are responsible for the instability radiating beyond the MRU into other parts of West Africa today, these conflicts further menace regional peace and complicate efforts to find a lasting peace across the West African region.