Relations between African militaries, civilian authority and the public have undergone
significant transformation over the past decades. Much of previous scholarship on civil …

The military is a central component of the state and society with implications for statehood
and social stability. Since independence, Africa has grappled with contentious and …

“Perception is a second reality!” This essay discusses the military as a part of wider society
and the interactions between the two. It argues that civil—military relations are complex and …

Seventeen months earlier, Zimbabwe experienced a similar yet more ambiguous fate, as the
army's Operation Restore Legacy put an end to Robert Mugabe's thirty-seven years of rule …

This chapter examines civil-military relations for societal management which is essential to
efforts to consolidate democracy in Africa, from the perspective of an African legacy of …

The Building Security Overseas Strategy is at its core an 'Intervention to end all Interventions'–
from a Western as well as an African perspective. Two of its main pillars are security sector …

This paper seeks first to underscore the limitations of Western models of civil control which
African countries employ to create stable civil-military relations. Second, it uses the recent …

The conclusion of the 20th century and the initiation of the new millennium has seen much
reference being made to the rejuvenation, revitalization and renewal of the African continent …

The relationship between civil society and the armed forces is an essential part of any polity,
democratic or otherwise, because a military force is after all a universal feature of social …

Interstate conflict has been rare in sub-Saharan Africa and militaries often do not fit the
image of a force focused on external threats. Instead, they have often been heavily engaged …