Civil war Quote by George Ayittey

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

— George Ayittey

All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country…

— Anonymous

Or maybe it's time to broaden out some of the African civil wars?

— Marie Phillips

Africans are on the front lines of humanitarian efforts, distributing life-saving aid in dangerous environments. Africans comprise the vast majority of peacekeepers in civil…

— John Prendergast

Civil war was not a mere strife for territory and dominion, but a contest of civilization against barbarism.

— Frederick Douglass

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

— Francois Fenelon

There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.

— Baron de Montesquieu

Africa, being the major target of colonial plunder, therefore becomes a major source of conflict.

— Gerald Horne

Ethnic differences exist; of course they exist on the African continent. They are not necessarily political differences, however. They don't necessarily cause people to…

— Walter Rodney

Thousands of years ago, civilizations flourished in Africa which suffer not at all by comparison with those of other continents. In those centuries, Africans…

— Haile Selassie

Africa suffered under European dominance for centuries.

— Jacob Zuma

You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having…

— Malcolm X