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

This monograph aims to inform the revision of the 1977 OAU/AU Convention on the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa, arguing for a new continental approach to address the rise of private military and security companies.

• The monograph advocates for a new continental strategy to address modern forms of mercenarism, specifically the growth of the private military and security companies industry.
• The work seeks to facilitate a better understanding of the private security sector's role in African state, corporate, and peacekeeping security, while promoting the creation of regulatory regimes and legislative frameworks for private security companies and the elimination of mercenary activity.

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} }