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List of contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction: The Past, the Present, and the Future of African Defence and Armed Forces
- PART I National Defence Policies
- 1: Abdel-Fattah Mady: Egypt
- 2: Abdelkrim Dekhakhena: Algeria
- 3: Derek Lutterbeck: Tunisia and Libya
- 4: Said Haddad: Mauritania, Morocco, and Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- 5: Christopher Clapham: Ethiopia
- 6: Henrik Laugesen: Kenya
- 7: Kasaija Phillip Apuuli: Uganda and Tanzania
- 8: Marco Jowell: Rwanda and Burundi
- 9: Brian Adeba;Jihad Mashamoun: Sudan and South Sudan
- 10: Sonia Le Gouriellec: Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia
- 11: Jean-Jacques Wondo Omanyundu: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 12: Manu Lekunze;Tim Glawion;Ketil Fred Hansen: Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad
- 13: Olaf Bachmann;Catherine Guicherd: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Republic of the Congo
- 14: Timothy Stapleton: Nigeria
- 15: Arthur Banga: Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire
- 16: Marc-André Boisvert: Mali and Niger
- 17: Naila Salihu;Kwesi Aning: Ghana, Benin, and Togo
- 18: Mamadou Diouma Bah: Guinea and Guinea-Bissau
- 19: Maggie Dwyer;Jahara Matisek: The Gambia and Senegal
- 20: Osman Gbla: Liberia and Sierra Leone
- 21: Abel Esterhuyse;Evert Jordaan: South Africa
- 22: Pedro Seabra;Vasco Martins: Angola
- 23: Enock Ndawana: Zimbabwe and Mozambique
- 24: Bafumiki Mocheregwa: Namibia and Botswana
- 25: Lee M. Habasonda: Malawi and Zambia
- 26: Bheki Dlamini;Mokete Pherudi: Eswatini and Lesotho
- Part II Sub-Regional, Regional, and International Organizations
- 27: Delidji Eric Degila;Mustapha Osman Elamin: The African Union
- 28: Thomas Mandrup: East African Community
- 29: Victor Adetula: Economic Community of West African States
- 30: Anthoni van Nieuwkerk: Southern African Development Community
- 31: Niagalé Bagayoko;Nina Wilén: United Nations
- 32: Gorm Rye Olsen: The European Union
- Part III Security Challenges and Strategic Responses
- 33: Lansana Gberie: Interstate Conflict
- 34: Akali Omeni: State Failure and Civil Wars
- 35: Malte Brosig: Peacekeeping
- 36: Usman A. Tar;Sasilkar Banu: Terrorism in Africa
- 37: Adewunmi J. Falode;Babajimi O. Faseke: Transnational Crime
- 38: Francois Vreÿ;Mark Blaine: Maritime Security
- 39: Ryan Shaffer: Intelligence
- 40: Jabu Mtsweni;Mphahlela Thaba: Cyberwarfare
- 41: Damilola S. Olawuyi: Natural Resources and Environmental Security
- 42: Ulrich Petersohn: Commercial Military Actors
About the author
Evert Kleynhans is Associate Professor in the Department of Military History at the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. He is also an honorary researcher at the Centre for War and Diplomacy at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. His broad research focuses on operational, naval, and intelligence history, as well as irregular warfare in Southern Africa.
Marco Wyss is Professor of International History and Security at Lancaster University; a Research Fellow at the Department of Military History, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University; and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London. Previously, he has held permanent and visiting positions at - among others - the University of Chichester, ETH Zurich, the Leibniz Institute of European History in Mainz, the University of Lausanne, the University of the Free State, Sciences Po Lille, and Sciences Po Aix.
Summary
This book provides an in-depth multifaceted analysis of the evolution and current state of national defence policies, capabilities, security challenges, and strategic responses of African states. It takes an African-centric approach and demonstrates the agency of the continent's countries and armed forces in International Security and Relations.
