TO GET THE COMPLETE JOURNAL/THESIS FOR TOPIC BELOW,
CALL: 08168759420, 08068231953
WHATSAPP: 08137701720
PEACEBUILDING: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN THE POST-BOKO HARAM CONFLICT IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA
Abstract: All societies and nations need peace to exist and develop. However, peace is often violated due to conflicts, violent extremism, terrorism and insecurity arising from youth unemployment, poverty, gender imbalance, economic and political exclusion, faith-based intolerance, low level of education, ethnicity, corruption, inadequate room for creativity and innovation among others. These vices have brought negative consequences on economic development of many African nations including Nigeria. The North Eastern region of Nigeria is in a post-conflict situation after it has been devastated by conflict, violent extremism and terrorism occasioned by the insurgent activities of Boko Haram since 2009. How can this area return to peace? This is where the problem lies. The objective of the paper therefore is to link peacebuilding to entrepreneurship development theoretically using youth empowerment and the contributions of local entrepreneurs as examples. To accomplish this objective, the paper uses secondary data sourced from the works of Galtung, Ayuba and the United Nations. Literature review indicates that youth empowerment and local entrepreneurs can contribute in sustaining peace in this region. It recommends among others that government and other organizations should continue to assist in empowering youth while local entrepreneurs should actively support entrepreneurship development in order to reduce poverty, increase house hold incomes and sustain peace in the area. Keywords: Boko-Haram, Conflict, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Peacebuilding, Poverty, Terrorism