Demystifying Africa’s Security
Jeremy Keenan
October 2008
This article discusses the way in which the so-called “global war on terror” has been used by the Bush administration to justify the militarisation of Africa, how the region’s security experienced a ‘paradigm shift' with the launch of AFRICOM, and the ‘outsourcing’ of military activities to private security companies.
This article will be published in the Review of African Political Economy, No. 118, December 2008. Published at TNI website with permission.
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