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Mercenaries An African Security Dilemma
Abdel-Fatau Musah, J. ‘Kayode Fayemi (editors)
Pluto Press 1999

This powerful book critiques mercenary involvement in post-Cold War African conflicts. The contributors investigate the links between the rise in internal conflicts and the proliferation of mercenary activities in the 1990s; the distinction in the methods adopted by Cold War mercenaries and their contemporary counterparts; the convoluted network between private armies; business interests and sustained poverty in Africa’s poorest countries; and the connection between mercenary activities and arms proliferation. Countries discussed include Sierra Leone, Zaire, Angola, Uganda and Congo. It makes for very interesting and insightful reading.

Keywords: Africa, International Relations, Conflict, Mercenary,

ISBN: 978-0745314716