Social Science Research Council

One year has passed since the rebel offensive on N’Djamena almost toppled Deby. The date of the rebel offensive was not chosen at random: the rebels and their Sudanese backers feared that the arrival of peacekeepers in Chad would support Deby’s regime. After the February foiled putsch, the situation remained politically, economically and [...]

The growth of a private security industry in Africa is a not a recent development. But the growth of a local one deserves particular attention. My article, ‘Local Dynamics of Security in Africa: The Central African Republic and Private Security,’ in African Security Review surveys some of the actors of an ascending private sector [...]