Information on "Mercenaries" and "Africa"
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February 2010
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16 Feb 2010
The Case for Mercenaries in Africa
Author: Mayank Bubna
Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
This issue brief provides an argument in favor of the role of mercenaries in Africa. More on «The Case for Mercenaries in Africa»
November 2009
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Nov 2009
Addressing the Use of Private Security and Military Companies at the International Level
Author: Sabelo Gumedze
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
The key premise of this paper is that the use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in conflict and post-conflict situations is here to stay due to the fact that PMSCs have become indispensable non-state actors. More on «Addressing the Use of Private Security and Military Companies at the International Level»
July 2008
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Jul 2008
The Private Security Sector in Africa
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This monograph discusses private security in Africa with a focus on private security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Africa. More on «The Private Security Sector in Africa» -
Jul 2008
Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa
Author: Sabelo Gumedze, Mpako Foaleng, Mpako Foaleng, Cephas Lumina, Sabrina Schulz, J J Messner, Jamie A Williamson, Laurence Juma
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This publication focuses on the elimination of mercenarism in Africa within the private security industry. More on «Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa »
December 2007
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Dec 2007
African Security Review, Vol 16 No 4
Author: Deane-Peter Baker, Sabelo Gumedze, Leslie Hough, Sabelo Gumedze, Shannon Bosch, Issaka K Souaré, Mariam B Jooma, Sarah E Kreps, Costantino Pischedda, Rachel Zedeck, Derek Wright, Jennifer C Brooke, Lauren Hutton
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This issue of the African Security Review explores the impact of private military/security companies (PMSCs) and mercenaries on human security and human rights in Africa. More on «African Security Review, Vol 16 No 4»
February 2007
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Feb 2007
The Private Security Sector in Africa
Author: Sabelo Gumedze
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This paper explores the proliferation of private security actors in Africa. More on «The Private Security Sector in Africa»
April 2006
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Apr 2006
Private Military Companies
Author: DCAF Security Sector Reform Working Group
Publisher: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
This DCAF backgrounder introduces private military companies (PMCs). More on «Private Military Companies»
January 2006
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2006
Privatisation of Security and Military Functions and the Demise of the Modern Nation-State in Africa
Author: Michelle Small
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This paper aims to interrogate how the increasing commodification of violence challenges the notion of the Weberian state. More on «Privatisation of Security and Military Functions and the Demise of the Modern Nation-State in Africa»
January 2005
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Jan 2005
Private Security Companies
Author: Caroline Holmqvist
Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
The private provision of security and military services challenges conventional assumptions about the roles of the nation state as the main protagonist in military affairs and as the guarantor of physical security for its citizens. More on «Private Security Companies»
June 2000
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Jun 2000
Conflict Trends, Issue 1 (2000)
Author: Senzo Ngubane, Hussein Solomon, Cedric De Coning, Herb Howe, Comfort Ero, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, Doug Brooks, Patrick Cullen, Kemi Ogunsanya, Dan Wohlgemut
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This issue provides an overview of developments in conflict spots in Africa in the months prior to June 2000. More on «Conflict Trends, Issue 1 (2000)»
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