Contents: 1. Preface -- 2. Boundaries and the law in Africa / Anthony Allott -- 3. The study of boundaries and boundary disputes / Sven Tägil -- 4. The economics of the boundaries in west, central and east Africa / Knud Erik Svendsen -- 5. The organization of African Unity and the African boundaries / Samuel Chime -- 6. The foreign and military politics of African boundary problems / I. William Zartman -- 7. The sources of status quo and irredentist policies / Saadia Touval -- 8. The "southern border" of Africa / Kenneth W. Grundy -- 9. Inter-African economic co-operation / Jokica Hadži-Vasileva -- 10. Colonialism and territorial conflicts in Africa: some comments / Anat A. Gromyko -- 11. Some African boundary problems: a discussion / Carl Gösta Widstrand -- 12. Appendix 1. Inter-African boundary disputes: a list and a map compiled by Robert Waters -- Appendix 2. The length and status of international boundaries in Africa : a List compiled by Anthony S. Reiner