Violent Non-State Actors in Africa

This book explores the rise and impact of violent non-state actors in contemporary Africa and the implications for the sovereignty and security of African states. Each chapter tackles a unique angle on violent organizations on the continent with the view of highlighting the conditions that lead to the rise and radicalization of these groups. The chapters further examine the ways in which governments have responded to the challenge and the national, regional and international strategies that they have adopted as a result. Chapter contributors to this volume examine the emergence of Islamist terrorists in Nigeria, Mali and Libya; rebels in DR Congo, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Rwanda; and warlords and pirates in Somalia, Uganda and Sierra Leone.

Provides a valuable and much-needed guide to violent non-state actors in Africa, filling a gap Contributes to theoretical debates in international relations by analyzing violent non-state actors in the hybrid forms they take between terrorists, rebel groups, and warlords Brings together contributors with extensive local and international expertise Contextualizes violent non-state actors in postcolonial politics and state legitimacy

Autorentext
Caroline Varin is Lecturer in Security and International Organizations at Regent's University London and Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

Dauda Abubakar is Associate Professor of Political Science and African Studies at the University of Michigan-Flint, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction .- 2. From Sectarianism to Terrorism in Northern Nigeria: A Closer Look at Boko Haram .- 3. Nationalist Sentiment, Terrorist Incursions and the Survival of the Malian State .- 4. Islamic State in Libya .- 5. 'Islamist' rebels in DRC the Allied Democratic Forces .- 6. The Séléka and anti-Balaka rebel movements in the Central African Republic .- 7. Rebel Movements in Ethiopia .- 8. Rebel Victory and the Rwandan Genocide .- 9. Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army .- 10. The Revolutionary United Front, Liberian Warlords and Civil War in Sierra Leone .- 11. Al-Shabaab: State Collapse, Warlords and Islamist Insurgency in Somalia .- 12. Pirates in West Africa and Somalia .- 13. Conclusion.