The previous articles in the Social Development series demonstrated how each of the actors (policymakers, the media, the public and

This article will examine the reasons why Africa has been marginalised by Western academics by looking at the decision-making

The agendas and priorities of the academia in their response to conflict can be seen through the development and application

The decision-making (or perhaps more appropriately: awareness-making) process of the public is quite varied, given the many types of actors

In many ways, it can be said that the corporate world has been responsive to conflicts in Africa. This is

Groups with special interests in specific regions or issues, depending on their unity and financial strength are able to exert

The general public are able to response to conflict by speaking about it with the people around them, petitioning their

Academia also has the power to influence the media in a number of ways (although its power is generally weaker

We have seen in the previous articles that, like policymakers outside the continent, the media also have a tendency to