Private security in Africa
Subtitle: manifestation, challenges and regulation
By: edited by Sabelo Gumedze.
Contributors: Gumedze, Sabelo.; Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)
Series: ISS monograph series -- no. 139
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Pretoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781920114220
Subjects: Private security services -- Africa; Private security services -- Government policy -- Africa; Mercenary troops -- Africa
Description: The past decade has seen rapid growth in the private security industry, both in Africa and globally. Private security companies have diversified their activities to include military advice and training, arms procurement, intelligence gathering, logistical and medical support and in limited instances, combat and operational support. As a result many African governments have engaged the services of internationally-operating private security companies, such as the American firms MPRI (Military and Professional Resources International), Dyncorp and PAE (Pacific Architects and Engineers), while more {u2018}traditional{u2019} security companies such as Saracen, Gray Security and others are active in a number of countries such as Kenya, Uganda and South Africa.
Notes: Caption title.

"November 2007."

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic version available on ISS website.
Table of contents: title: PART I: INTRODUCTION; title: 1. To embrace or not to embrace: Addressing the private security industry phenomenon in Africa / Sabelo Gumedze; title: PART II: THE GROWTH OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN AFRICA; title: 2. Weak states and the growth of the private security sector in Africa: Whither the African state? / Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni; title: 3. Private military and security companies and the nexus between natural resources and civil wars in Africa / Mpako H Foaleng; title: 4. Ethical security: The private sector in peace and stability operations / J. J. Messner; title: PART III: ADDRESSING PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR CHALLENGES IN AFRICA; title: 5. The private security challenge in Africa: Problems and options for regulation / Andy Bearpark and Sabrina Schulz; title: 6. Private security companies and private military companies under international humanitarian law / Jamie Williamson; title: 7. Regulating private security contractors in armed conflicts / Katherine Fallah; title: PART IV: REGULATION OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY AT THE DOMESTIC LEVEL; title: 8. Oversight and monitoring of non-state/private policing: The private security practitioners in South Africa / Anthony Minnaar; title: 9. The state, the security dilemma and the development of the private security sector in Swaziland / Hamilton Sipho Simelane; title: PART V: CHARTING THE WAY FORWARD; title: 10. The Swiss Initiative on private military and security companies / Markus Dutly.