Anatomy of Violence : Understanding the Systems of Conflict and Violence in Africa

275 Pages·2009·3.38 MB·English

by  Belachew Gebrewold

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
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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
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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