Women in Peace Building and Post-Conflict Development in the Bakassi Peninsula
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Women,, Bakassi Peninsula, Development, Post Conflict Resolution, Peace Building,Abstract
The Bakassi Peninsula witnessed several skirmishes which resulted to a full scale conflict between
Cameroon and Nigeria and the judgment delivered by the International Court of Justice gave
sovereignty of the area to Cameroon. After handing over the Peninsula to Cameroon, the government initiated several projects in the area, but presently, poverty and misery coupled with lack of social amenities are widely observed in the peninsula. While the conflict inflicted suffering on the population, women were particularly affected by its short and long term effects. As a result, Bakassi women assumed new roles as primary providers in the area, but their determined efforts to promote development were often neglected. This article seeks to analyze the roles women can play to promote peace and address developmental issues in the peninsula. The qualitative research method was used to assess the various views of women in other to evaluate the implementation of priority projects in the area. The research findings reveal that women must be involved in post conflict development and peace building efforts at all levels. When they are not active participants, the views, needs and interests of more than half of the population are not represented, and therefore interventions will not be as appropriate or enduring. This is so because, the realization of post conflict developments weighs so heavily on women as they naturally show great interest in peace building processes and as such, development may not be realized if women are not involved in the process. The paper suggests ideas to integrate a gender perspective into post conflict development and peace building efforts so that Bakassi women’s initiatives can be exposed.
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