Private Security in Africa, Manifestation, Challenges and Regulation

This document is the editor's introduction to Monograph No 139, published by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). It outlines the monograph's objective to examine the growth, challenges, and regulation of private security companies (PSCs) and private military companies (PMCs) within Africa, specifically advocating for effective regulation to ensure regional peace and stability.

• The monograph focuses on the private security industry in Africa, specifically addressing private security companies (PSCs) and private military companies (PMCs), and advocates for their 'effective regulation and control' to support peace, security, and stability.
• The publication serves as a foundation for a subsequent monograph aimed at eliminating mercenarism in Africa and is intended to inform the revision of the 1977 OAU/AU Convention on the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa.
• The monograph includes domestic perspectives on the private security sector from South Africa and Swaziland, and discusses the Swiss Initiative regarding private military and security companies.
• The content of the monograph is based on research papers presented at a conference hosted by the ISS in Pretoria, South Africa, on 19 and 20 April 2007.

APA

Gumedze, S. (2007). Private Security in Africa, Manifestation, Challenges and Regulation. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/monograph-no-139-private-security-in-africa-manifestation-challenges-and-regulation-edited-by-sabelo-gumedze

Chicago

Gumedze, Sabelo. Private Security in Africa, Manifestation, Challenges and Regulation. Institute for Security Studies, 2007. https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/monograph-no-139-private-security-in-africa-manifestation-challenges-and-regulation-edited-by-sabelo-gumedze.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gumedze2007private, author = {Gumedze, Sabelo}, title = {{Private Security in Africa, Manifestation, Challenges and Regulation}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2007}, month = oct, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/monograph-no-139-private-security-in-africa-manifestation-challenges-and-regulation-edited-by-sabelo-gumedze}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }