Webs of war: armed conflicts in West-Africa

* Tom Kamara, journalist and 'refugee' from Liberia on the role of Libya and the international revolutionary conflict.
* Prof. Eduardo Costa Dias from the African Studies Centre in Lissabon (Portugal).
* Brigadier-generaal Henny J. van der Graaf from the Eindhoven University of Technology or
* Adebayo Williams, visiting professor at the African Studies Centre (ASC) on the role of Nigeria.
* Rob Buijtenhuijs on conflicts in the Sahel.
* speaker to be announced on Sierra Leone.
* Robin Poolton, journalist and Mali expert, on weapon trade.
* Klaas van Walraven from Clingendael Institute on the role of Nigeria and on ECOMOG.

West Africa is the scene of many revolutionary or rebellious wars. It is difficult to grasp what is really going on in these wars. During this day some experts who recently observed the situation in West Africa will inform us on the background and actual situation in Guinee Bisau, in Sierra Leone, in the Casamance, in Liberia, in the Sahel (Tuareg, Tubu (Tchad)), on the role of international weapon trade, the revolutionary circuits, role of ECOMOG, and the role of key-countries like Nigeria and Lybia in these various conflicts.
For more information call: Nina Tellegen 071-5273364, Mirjam de Bruijn 071-5273360, Rijk van Dijk 071-5273373, or see the programme of the day.