Eimination of mercenarism in Africa: a need for a new continental approach

The document argues for the necessity of updating the 1977 OAU/AU Convention on the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa to address the 'emerging and flourishing industry' of private military and security companies. It seeks to promote a better understanding of the private security sector's role in peacekeeping and corporate security, while advocating for the development of legislative and regulatory frameworks to govern these entities and eliminate mercenary activity across African countries.

• There is a need for a new continental approach to address modern forms of mercenarism, specifically the growth of the private military and security company industry.
• The document advocates for the creation of appropriate regulatory and legislative frameworks to manage private security companies and eliminate mercenary activities in Africa, alongside the revision of the 1977 OAU/AU Mercenary Convention.

APA

Gumedze, S., Foaleng, M., Ndlovu-Gatsheni, S., Dzinesa, G. A., Lumina, C., Schulz, S., Messner, J. J., Williamson, J., & Juma, L. (n.d.). Eimination of mercenarism in Africa: a need for a new continental approach. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/eimination-of-mercenarism-in-africa-a-need-for-a-new-continental-approach

Chicago

Gumedze, Sabelo, Mpako Foaleng, Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Gwinyayi A Dzinesa, Cephas Lumina, Sabrina Schulz, J J Messner, Jamie Williamson, and Laurence Juma. Eimination of mercenarism in Africa: a need for a new continental approach. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/eimination-of-mercenarism-in-africa-a-need-for-a-new-continental-approach.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gumedzendeimination, author = {Gumedze, Sabelo and Foaleng, Mpako and Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo and Dzinesa, Gwinyayi A and Lumina, Cephas and Schulz, Sabrina and Messner, J J and Williamson, Jamie and Juma, Laurence}, title = {{Eimination of mercenarism in Africa: a need for a new continental approach}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/eimination-of-mercenarism-in-africa-a-need-for-a-new-continental-approach}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }