Africa's first world war
Subtitle: mineral wealth, conflicts and war in the Great Lakes Region
By: Dani W. Nabudere
Series: Occasional paper series -- v. 8, no. 1, 2004; Occasional paper series (African Association of Political Science) -- v. 8, no. 1
Publisher: African Association of Political Science
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Pretoria, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
Subjects: Colonial influence; Politics and government; Crises; History; Mines and mineral resources; Conflict management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The roots of the problem --; title: Congolese mineral resources and their location in the cold war --; title: The debunking of Mobutu --; title: New Anglo-American conglomerates in the DRC --; title: The new princedoms in the GLR: The Washington Consensus Alliance ;; title: The New breed princes ;; title: Uganda and its role as "Regional Broker" ;; title: The Rwanda patriotic Front and its role ;; title: Burundi enters the scramble --; title: The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire -- (ADLF); title: The second invasion of DRC --; title: The rise of the Rally for Congolese Democracy -- (RCD); title: The widening conflict and war : the Southern African Development Community Alliance: Zimbabwe and the SADC "Organ" ;; title: Angola and the problem of UNITA ;; title: Namibia supports SADC --; title: The Lusaka peace accord and cease fire --; title: The Inter-Congolese dialogue --; title: The clashes between Uganda and Rwanda in Kisangani --; title: Plunder and conflict: Blood diamonds ;; title: The role of the United Nations --; title: Burundi peace talks ---- Conclusion-- References.