Anatomy of Violence : Understanding the Systems of Conflict and Violence in Africa PDF
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ANATOMY OF VIOLENCE For Dorothea, Miriam and Sophia: for their love and patience Anatomy of Violence Understanding the Systems of Conflict and Violence in Africa BelAchew GeBrewold Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces, Germany © Belachew Gebrewold 2009 All rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Belachew Gebrewold has asserted his right under the copyright, designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Published by Ashgate Publishing limited Ashgate Publishing company wey court east Suite 420 Union road 101 cherry Street farnham Burlington Surrey, GU9 7Pt Vt 05401-4405 england USA www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Gebrewold-tochalo, Belachew, 1968- Anatomy of violence : understanding the systems of conflict and violence in Africa. 1. Violence--Africa. 2. Social conflict--Africa. i. title 303.6'096-dc22 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gebrewold-tochalo, Belachew, 1968- Anatomy of violence : understanding the systems of conflict and violence in Africa / by Belachew Gebrewold. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7546-7528-0 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-0-7546-9746-6 (ebook) 1. Political violence--Africa. 2. Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)--Africa. 3. Africa--Politics and government--1960- i. title. dt30.5.G42 2009 303.6096--dc22 2009015710 ISBN 9780754675280 (hbk) ISBN 9780754697466 (ebk.V) contents Abbreviations vii introduction 1 1 the System of the State 7 2 Africa in the international Security System 37 3 State and Security as Systems of Conflict and Violence 71 4 Conflict Systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo 89 5 The Intrastate Conflict System in Somalia 129 6 The Intrastate Conflict System in Sudan 153 7 Regional and Global Conflict Systems in the Horn of Africa 179 Conclusion: Ending Conflict and Violence as System Transformation 221 References 231 Index 259 This page has been left blank intentionally Abbreviations AAA Addis Ababa Agreement ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific States ACPP Africa Conflict Prevention Pool (UK) Adf Allied democratic forces AFDL Allied Forces for Democracy and Liberation (DR Congo) AFRICOM Africa Command (US) AGoA Africa Growth and opportunity Act AmiS African mission in Sudan APSA African Peace and Security Architecture ArB Africa Research Bulletin ArPct Alliance for the restoration of Peace and counterterrorism AU African Union cAr central African republic cdnP Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple CJTF-HOA Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (US) cPA comprehensive Peace Agreement DFID Department for International Development (UK) dPA darfur Peace Agreement drc democratic republic of congo dUP democratic Unionist Party ecowAS economic community of west African States ePrdf ethiopian People’s revolutionary democratic front eU european Union eUfor rd congo european force in the democratic republic of congo eUPol rd congo european Police mission in the democratic republic of congo EUPOL-Kinshasa European Police Mission in Kinshasa fdlr Force Democratic de Liberation du Rwanda flnA national front for the liberation of Angola flnc Front Libération Nationale du Congo GB Great Britain Gni Gross national income GoS Government of Sudan viii Anatomy of Violence hrw human rights watch icc international criminal court icG international crisis Group icU islamic courts Union iGAd intergovernmental Authority on development ilo international labour organization Jem Justice and equality movement lrA lord’s resistance Army mcc millennium challenge corporation mdc movement for democratic change mdGs millennium development Goals miSAB inter-African mission to monitor the Bangui Accords mlc liberation movement of congo monUc United nations organization mission in dr congo mPlA Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola ncP national congress Party ndA national democratic Alliance nif national islamic front odA overseas development Assistance PPrd People’s Party for reconstruction and democracy rcd-ml congolese rally for democracy – liberation movement recAmP (Renforcement des capacities africaines au maintien de la paix – Reinforcement of African Peacekeeping Capabilities) RPF (FPR) Rwandan Patriotic Front rrA rahanweyn resistance Army SAdc Southern African economic development SlA Sudan liberation Army Slm Sudan liberation movement Snf Somali national front SPLM/A Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army SPm Somali Patriotic movement SSdf Somali Salvation democratic front SSlm South Sudan liberation movement SSnm Southern Somali national movement Abbreviations ix tfG transitional federal Government of Somalia tnG transitional national Government of Somalia UK United Kingdom UnAmid United nations African mission in darfur UnitA Union for the total independence of Angola UNITAF Unified Taskforce Somalia UnoSom United nations mission in Somalia UnSc United nations Security council USc United Somali congress wfP world food Programme wmd weapons of mass destruction WNBF West Nile Bank Front ZAnU-Pf Zimbabwean African national Union – Patriotic front ZAPU Zimbabwe African People’s Union
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