Central African Republic

Developments in international justice have filled the papers in recent weeks, with the capture of Serbia’s Radovan Karadžić and the charges leveled against Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. Far from this spotlight, former DR Congolese rebel leader and vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba

Read the rest of Justice for Whom? The ICC in the Central African Republic »

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,’

Read the rest of Privatizing Security in the Central African Republic »

It’s frequently observed that Darfur’s conflict has “spilled over” into Chad and Central African Republic. It is probably more accurate to say that Darfur has become part of a regional nexus of conflict that includes these two countries, characterized by

Read the rest of A Cross-Border Marketplace of Loyalties »

April’s issue of African Affairs contains an interesting article by Marielle Debos. Entitled “Fluid Loyalties in a Regional Crisis: Chadian ‘Ex-Liberators’ in the Central African Republic” it examines a neglected pattern of the regional crisis in Darfur, Chad, and the

Read the rest of “Liberators” and Military Entrepreneurs »