Conflict in the Horn of Africa examines how the Kenya-Somalia border problem has deep roots in pre-colonial and colonial times mirroring the phenomenon of shifting territorial and human frontiers and treaties which Britain, France, Italy, and Ethiopia made before and after World Wars I and II. This book documents the Kenya-Somalia border problem from the nineteenth century, when decisions ignored African concerns, to independence, when Africans acted as the principal players. Vincent Bakpetu Thomson analyses how the crises regarding Kenya and Somalia's domestic situations impacted their international relations in and beyond the region. This book furthers the discussion by looking at the current problems in the region that are obscured by instability, infiltrations, the repetitive influx of refugees crossing and re-crossing the border, and increasing terrorist attacks. -- from back cover.

The Foundation of Somali Irredentism, 1895-1960 -- Preliminaries: Domestic Policy and Diplomacy, 1960-1963 -- Commissions for Kenya and Their Aftermath, 1962-1963 -- The Shifta Episode: The Problem Unfolds, 1963-1969 -- Part III -- Peace or War: Post-Shifta Period, 1969-1977 -- Kenya, The Ogaden War and International Relations, 1977-1978 -- Kenya-Somalia Relations Since the Ogaden War, 1978-2014 -- Summary and Implications: The Way Ahead.