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The Right to Self-determination or Inviolability of Borders in the Horn of Africa? The African Union Approach

Author : Kateřina Rudincová

Published in: Unrecognized States and Secession in the 21st Century

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The contribution deals with the topic of the African Union’s approach to South Sudan and Somaliland as examples of the secessionist movements in the Horn of Africa. The main scope of the contribution is to answer the question of why South Sudan has been supported by the African Union in its struggle for self-determination culminating in secession, while, on the other hand, Somaliland has not been successful in its efforts to gain an international recognition. Methodologically, the contribution presents a comparative case study and is based on the interviews carried out with officials at the African Union Commission and other experts in Addis Ababa in 2010 and 2011.

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Footnotes
1
For various definitions of de facto states, see, e.g. Kolstø (2006), Pegg (1998), Piknerová (2009), Riegl (2010).
 
2
Interview with the Peace and Security Council official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 7.10.2010.
 
3
Interview with the Peace and Security Council official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 7.10.2010.
 
4
Interview with the Political Affairs Department official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 15.11.2011.
 
5
Interview with the Peace and Security Council official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 7.10.2010.
 
6
Interview with the Somaliland‘s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Addis Ababa, 15.10.2010.
 
7
Interview with the Mission of EU to AU official, Addis Ababa, 29.9.2010.
 
8
Interview with the Somaliland‘s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Addis Ababa, 15.10.2010.
 
9
Interview with the Somaliland‘s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Addis Ababa, 15.10.2010.
 
10
Interview with the AU Border Programme official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa 18.11.2011.
 
11
Interview with the Political Affairs Department official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 15.11.2011.
 
12
Interview with the Somaliland‘s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Addis Ababa, 15.10.2010.
 
13
Interview with the Peace and Security Council official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 7.10.2010.
 
14
Interview with the Somaliland‘s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Addis Ababa, 15.10.2010.
 
15
Interview with the Somaliland‘s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Addis Ababa, 15.10.2010.
 
16
Interview with the Peace and Security Council official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 7.10.2010.
 
17
Interview with the Peace and Security Council official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 7.10.2010.
 
18
Interview with the Political Affairs Department official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa 15.11.2011.
 
19
Interview with the Peace and Security Council official, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 7.10.2010.
 
20
Interview with the AU Director of the Office of the Legal Counsel, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, 17.11.2011.
 
21
Interview with Prof. Iqbal Jhazbhay, Addis Ababa, 18.11.2011.
 
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Metadata
Title
The Right to Self-determination or Inviolability of Borders in the Horn of Africa? The African Union Approach
Author
Kateřina Rudincová
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Unrecognized States and Secession in the 21st Century

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-56912-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-56913-0

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56913-0_11