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The AU mission in Burundi: Technical and Operational Dimensions
Authors:
Henri Boshoff;
Dara Francis;
This piece refers to the African Mission in Burundi (AMIB) and describes its force composition, structure, mission statement, mandate tasks, mission structure, military component, deployment concept and rules of engagement inter alia. more...
Keywords:
Peacekeeping;
Mission Planning and Design;
Military;
Reconstruction;
UNSCR;
Countries:
Burundi ;
South Africa ;
Regions:
Africa;
African Great Lakes;
Southern Africa;
"My Police - Your Police": The Informal Privatisation of the Police in the Inner City of Johannesburg
Authors:
No Named Author;
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
'Caging the Lions'
Authors:
Naison Ngoma;
This paper focuses on the challenges of maintaining the core function of the military and security services, the demands of defence budgets and how best to ensure that these services operate within the overall framework of the national budget
Keywords:
Defence Budgeting;
Human Security;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
A Decade of Suffering in Zimbabwe: Economic Collapse and Political Repression under Robert Mugabe
Authors:
No Named Author;
On March 29, 2008, Zimbabwe will hold presidential
and parliamentary elections. Few people
believe that they will be free and fair or that Robert
Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union–
Patriotic Front party will fail more...
Countries:
Zimbabwe ;
Regions:
Africa;
Southern Africa;
A Directory of Prisons in Africa
Authors:
No Named Author;
This document offers individual contact details, statistics, known monitoring mechanisms, examples of good practice and reforms still needed for prisons in various countries across Africa.
Keywords:
Judicial Reform;
Justice;
Rule of Law;
Penal Reform;
Prison;
Good Practice;
Law and Order;
Countries:
Angola;
Benin ;
Botswana ;
Burkina Faso ;
Burundi ;
Cameroon ;
Central African Republic ;
Cote d'Ivoire;
Gambia ;
Ghana ;
Guinea;
Kenya ;
Lesotho ;
Malawi ;
Mali ;
Mauritania ;
Mauritius ;
Namibia ;
Niger ;
Nigeria ;
Rwanda ;
Senegal ;
South Africa ;
Tanzania ;
Uganda ;
Zambia ;
Zimbabwe ;
Regions:
Africa;
Southern Africa;
West Africa;
African Great Lakes;
Central Africa;
East Africa;
Indian Ocean;
A future disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration process in Sudan: lessons learned from Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda
Authors:
Mohammed Hassan Babiker ;
Alpaslan Ozerdem;
The conflict that broke out in Sudan on the eve of its independence from Britain in 1956 has devastated the country, retarded developmental progress, drained human resources and damaged the social fabric of the entire nation. However, more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Demobilisation;
Disarmament;
Reintegration;
Economic Development;
Conflict Resolution;
Countries:
Ethiopia ;
Mozambique ;
Uganda ;
Sudan ;
Regions:
Horn of Africa;
Southern Africa;
East Africa;
African Great Lakes;
Central Africa;
A Military History of the Angolan Armed Forces from the 1960s Onwards - As Told by Former Combatants
Authors:
Ana Leao;
Martin R Rupiya;
This chapter introduces the history of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and sheds some light on its development and its current role in a peaceful Angola.
Keywords:
Armed Conflict;
Civil War;
Defence Policy;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Peace Accords;
Countries:
Angola;
Regions:
Africa;
Southern Africa;
A Need to Know: The Struggle for Democratic, Civilian Oversight of the Security Sector in Commonwealth Countries
Authors:
Neil Sammonds;
A study of the accountability of the security forces in Commonwealth countries, based on five case studies (Sri Lanka, Nigeria, South Africa, Barbados and St Lucia). The report looks at the various oversight roles played by parliament, more...
Keywords:
Parliamentary Oversight;
Accountability;
Security Sector;
Parliament;
Human Rights;
Countries:
Nigeria ;
South Africa ;
Barbados ;
Sri Lanka ;
Saint Lucia ;
Regions:
West Africa;
Southern Africa;
Caribbean;
Central America;
South Asia;
A South African Policy Framework on Peace Initiatives in Africa
Authors:
Laurie Nathan;
The paper presents a framework for understanding conflict and peace, and explores the implications for peacemaking and peacebuilding, in the context of intra-state crises in Africa. It argues that military operations have limited more...
Keywords:
Armed Conflict;
Mediation;
Peace Support Operations;
Peacekeeping;
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
A Survey of Cicil-Military Relations in the SADC Sub-Region
Authors:
Martin R Rupiya;
In the SADC region, the practices of monarchy, former one-party states and the new democracies of Namibia and South Africa all have traces of traditional nationalistic forces that are part of the security and defence institutions. more...
Keywords:
Civil-Military Relations;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
National Security;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
A Survey of Civil-Military Relations in the SADC sub-region
Authors:
Martin R Rupiya;
The last word on civil-military relations as they exist on the African continent has not been written. The continent provides an interesting laboratory for civil-military relations/innovations informed by its colonial inheritance, more...
Keywords:
Civil-Military Relations;
Armed Forces;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
A Theoretical Conceptualization of Human Security
Authors:
Sagaren Naidoo;
This paper offers an appraisal of recent literature on threats to human security that do not derive from military confrontation. A major source of military conflict that provided focus for the Western world's perception of the threat more...
Keywords:
Human Security;
Security;
Post-Cold War;
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
Africa;
Accountability and Oversight: The Role of Parliament in Arms Transfer
Authors:
Clarence Tshitereke;
There is need for parliaments to establish robust authority endowed with sufficient legal power to supervise, verify and investigate and, if necessary, instigate legal proceedings to improve the business of small arms transfer which more...
Keywords:
Arms Control;
Arms Trade;
Parliamentary Oversight;
Small Arms;
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Africa;
Global;
Southern Africa;
Accounting for South Africa's Successful Transition to Democracy
Authors:
Laurie Nathan;
Revolutions always seem impossible before they happen and inevitable afterwards. The same is true of negotiated settlements to end civil wars. South Africans, now accustomed to constitutional rule, tend to regard their settlement more...
Keywords:
Democracy;
Democratisation;
Elections;
Electoral Reform;
Reform;
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
African Commitments to Civil Society Engagement: A Review of Eight African NEPAD Countries
Authors:
Fatoumatta M'boge;
Sam Gbaydee Doe;
This is a summary of findings of a shadow review of the performance of eight African governments by the African Human Security Initiative. It presents the result of an evaluation of these governments against commitments made at the more...
Keywords:
Civil Society;
Human Security;
Civic Engagement;
Media;
Countries:
Algeria;
Ghana ;
Nigeria ;
Kenya ;
Senegal ;
South Africa ;
Uganda ;
Ethiopia ;
Regions:
Africa;
North Africa;
West Africa;
East Africa;
Southern Africa;
African Great Lakes;
Horn of Africa;
African Commitments to Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking
Authors:
No Named Author;
Emmanuel Kwesi Aning;
Prosper Nii Nortey Addo;
Emma Birikorang;
Emmanuel Sowatey;
This is a report of the African Human Security Initiative (AHSI)'s assessment of the African Peer Review Mechanism. It evaluates the commitment of the eight African countries currently under review to AU prootocols relating to Human more...
Keywords:
Human Security;
Mercenaries;
Peace Support Operations;
Conflict;
Countries:
Algeria;
Ghana ;
Nigeria ;
Kenya ;
Ethiopia ;
Senegal ;
South Africa ;
Uganda ;
Regions:
Africa;
North Africa;
West Africa;
East Africa;
Horn of Africa;
Southern Africa;
African Great Lakes;
African Commitments to Controlling Small Arms and Light Weapons
Authors:
No Named Author;
A synopsis of a review undertaken by the African Human Security Initiative. It summarises the findings on compliance of seven African governments to key commitments they have entered into, as part of the Bamako Declaration on an African more...
Countries:
Ghana ;
Ethiopia ;
Nigeria ;
South Africa ;
Senegal ;
Regions:
Africa;
West Africa;
Horn of Africa;
Southern Africa;
African Commitments to Human Rights
Authors:
No Named Author;
Giliane Cherubin-Doumbia;
This is a report of the African Human Security Initiative (AHSI)'s assessment of the African Peer Review Mechanism. It evaluates the extent to which the eight African countries currently under review have fulfilled their commitment more...
Keywords:
Human Rights;
Human Security;
Countries:
Algeria;
Nigeria ;
Kenya ;
Senegal ;
South Africa ;
Uganda ;
Ghana ;
Ethiopia ;
Regions:
Africa;
North Africa;
West Africa;
East Africa;
Southern Africa;
African Great Lakes;
Horn of Africa;
African Human Security Initiative Organised Crime and Terrorism Report
Authors:
No Named Author;
This report attempts to establish a firm definition of terrorism; organised crime and corruption. The threat of terrorism to human security is indisputable. However, despite renewed interest in the subject in the aftermath of the more...
Keywords:
Human Security;
Organised Crime;
Transnational Crime;
Terrorism;
Corruption;
Countries:
Nigeria ;
Ethiopia ;
Algeria;
South Africa ;
Uganda ;
Regions:
Africa;
West Africa;
Southern Africa;
East Africa;
Horn of Africa;
North Africa;
African Great Lakes;
African Regional Organisations' Peace Operation
Authors:
Eric G Berman;
The end of the Cold War did not only unleash a wave of intra-state conflicts in Africa, but also signalled the withdrawal of super power security commitments in Africa. Realising the security challenges posed by this new climate, more...
Keywords:
Armed Conflict;
Armed Forces;
Conflict;
Conflict Resolution;
Crisis Management;
Insecurity;
Instability;
Peacekeeping;
Post-Conflict;
Preventive Diplomacy;
Security;
Countries:
Nigeria ;
Sudan ;
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
West Africa;
Central Africa;
Agreement on the Principals of Partnership of the Coalition Government - Kenya, February 2008
Authors:
No Named Author;
Formal coalition agreement following the 2008 political crisis in Kenya
Keywords:
Peace Accords;
Peace Agreement;
Peace Talks;
Political Party;
Political Transition;
Countries:
Kenya ;
Zimbabwe ;
Regions:
East Africa;
Southern Africa;
Aligning Assistance for Development Effectiveness: Promising Country Experience
The paper reviews promising country experiences where development assistance is being aligned with country-owned poverty reduction strategies. It is based on the results of an assessment of progress in implementing the Comprehensive more...
Keywords:
Alignment;
Harmonisation;
Donor Funding;
Ownership;
Budget Review;
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP);
Poverty Reduction;
Funding;
Effectiveness;
Financial / Budgetary Control;
Countries:
Albania;
Ethiopia ;
Niger ;
Vietnam ;
Ghana ;
Rwanda ;
Uganda ;
Bolivia ;
Tanzania ;
Honduras ;
Malawi ;
Regions:
South East Europe;
Horn of Africa;
Central Africa;
Southeast Asia;
West Africa;
African Great Lakes;
East Africa;
Latin America;
South America;
Caribbean;
Central America;
Southern Africa;
An Audit of Southern African Development Community Defence Policies
Authors:
No Named Author;
This chapter draws on a wider research work by the Africa Institute of South Africa focusing on the in the development of a common defence and security policy for SADC. This work work was done under the premises that joint defence more...
Keywords:
Audit;
Defence Policy;
Security;
Countries:
Angola;
Zimbabwe ;
Tanzania ;
Namibia ;
Botswana ;
South Africa ;
Mozambique ;
Regions:
Africa;
Southern Africa;
East Africa;
African Great Lakes;
An Evaluation of the Post-Savimbi Peace Process in Angola Since February 2002: The Victor's Peace Treaty
Authors:
Martin R Rupiya;
Jemima Njeri;
This paper evaluates policy pronouncements and measures related to the Angolan peace process and weighs these against actual implementation in order to ascertain the possibility of a long-lasting peace for the country.
Keywords:
Civil War;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Peacebuilding;
Peace Accords;
Countries:
Angola;
Regions:
Africa;
Southern Africa;
An Overview of Small Arms Production, Export, Ownership and Proliferation in South Africa
Authors:
Guy Lamb;
A historical analysis of South Africa reveals that the state emerged from the barrel of a gun. Today, small arms are still play a significant role in South Africa as this country experiences a high rate of firearm-related crime and more...
Keywords:
Arms Exports;
Criminal Violence;
Small Arms;
Small Arms Control;
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;