geopolitical expounding of africa’s conflicts since the end of cold war (case study: the states located between 0 to 15th parallel north)

A conflict can involve anything from a personal disagreement between two people to the emergence of a world war. when a conflict arises, a combination of the main components of geopolitics (geography, politics and power) plays a role in its formation. thus, the roots of the conflict can be explained in the frame of the principles of geopolitics. most of the conflicts in africa occur in 0-15 degrees north. the current study is a work of “basic research”. in terms of nature and method, it is “descriptive” and in terms of attitude, it falls in the category of “descriptive-analytic” research. data gathering was done by a documentary method and through consulting library resources. the data analysis method was qualitative. the research set out to find an answer to the following question: “from a geopolitical point of view, which factors affect interstate and intrastate conflicts in circle 0 to 15th parallel north of africa?” the current study has explained the roots of the conflicts from a geopolitical perspective through studying the conflicts in circle 0 to 15th parallel north of africa. this study led to the presentation and introduction of 26 geopolitical root causes for conflicts.