African Realism explains Africas international conflicts of the postcolonial era through international relations theory. It looks at the relationship between Africas domestic and international conflicts as well as the impact of factors such as domestic legitimacy trade and regional economic institutions on African wars. Further it examines the relevance of traditional realist assumptions e.g. balance of power the security dilemma to African international wars and how these factors are modified by the exigencies of Africas domestic institutions such as neopatrimonialism and inverted legitimacy. This study also addresses the inconsistencies and inaccuracies of international relations theory as it engages African international relations and especially its military history show more