WARFARE IN INDEPENDENT AFRICA

This book surveys the history of armed conflict in Africa in the period since decolonization and independence. The number of post-in dependence conflicts in Africa has been considerable, and this book introduces to readers a comprehensive analysis of their causes a nd character. Tracing the evolution of warfare from anti-colonial and anti-apartheid campaigns to complex conflicts in which faction alized armies, militias, and rebel groups fight with each other and prey upon non-combatants, it allows the readers a new perspectiv e to und...[Read more]