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Book SynopsisThis 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.
Table of Contents1. Introduction
Caroline Varin PART 1: TERRORISTS 2. From Sectarianism to Terrorism in Northern Nigeria: A Closer Look at Boko Haram
Dauda Abubakar 3. Nationalist Sentiment, Terrorist Incursions and the Survival of the Malian State
Jude Cocodia 4. Islamic State in Libya
Larissa JaegerPART 2: REBELS 5. ‘Islamist’ rebels in DRC – the Allied Democratic Forces
Jesper Cullen 6. The Séléka and anti-Balaka rebel movements in the Central African Republic
Wendy Isaacs-Martin7. Rebel Movements in Ethiopia
Berouk Mesfin8. Rebel Victory and the Rwandan Genocide
Jennifer MelvinPART 3: WARLORDS 9. Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army
Jo-Ansie van Wyk10. The Revolutionary United Front, Liberian Warlords and Civil War in Sierra Leone
Usman A. Tar and Sharkdam Wapmuk11. Al-Shabaab: State Collapse, Warlords and Islamist Insurgency in Somalia
Usman A Tar and Mala Mustapha12. Pirates in West Africa and Somalia
Clayton D. Allen13. Conclusion
Caroline Varin
