These conflicts have taught Africa that, in order to contain the centrifugal pressures that encourage fragmentation within our relatively new states, a conscious effort must be made to nurture and entrench national unity, which must include democratic practices. Conflict has also communicated the unequivocal message that unity cannot be secured and maintained by force alone.
这些冲突带给非洲的教训就是：相对于世界其他国家来说，许多非洲国家的历史还很短，根基不稳，而如果要抑制这些国家内部的分离倾向的话，就必须有意识地培养和巩固国家团结（其中必须包括民主实践）。此外这些冲突也清晰地表明，仅靠武力是维持不了团结的。