Scientific article
Published:
How Do Ad-Hoc Security Initiatives Fit in Africa’s Evolving Security Landscape?
Summary:
Over the last two decades, places like the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin, Somalia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Northern Mozambique have experienced a rise (and in some cases, a resurgence) of groups that use violence to challenge the state. Often termed “rebel groups,” some, like the M23 in eastern DRC, fit the rebel model. But many others take the form of violent extremist insurgencies that mix insurgent tactics with criminal activities, such as banditry and the illicit trading of goods, drugs, money, and natural resources. What both have in common is the use of violence to pursue political and economic objectives related to long-standing center-periphery grievances, and economic and political marginalization.
- Language: English
- Place: The Global Observatory
- URL 1: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2023/06/how-do-ad-hoc-security-initiatives-fit-in-africas-evolving-security-landscape/
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Written by
Andrew E. Yaw Tchie
Senior Research Fellow