Hogan’s book, Liberia’s first civil war: A narrative history, provides chronological accounts of the civil war in Liberia from the late 1980s to 1997. This civil war has been characterised as one of the most horrific wars to have occurred in West Africa – and has claimed over 200 000 civilian lives.
Lessons learnt from the security challenges encountered by Somalia’s Defector Rehabilitation Programme for al-Shabaab members.
Outlining the definitions of “new wars” and “old wars”, and the numerous distinctions that exist between them.
An evaluation of post-conflict disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programmes for former child soldiers.
Offering analytical insight into the troubling phenomenon of underage combatants being deployed in volatile conflict environments.
Results from Bentrovato’s survey of Congolese youths’ views on their Rwandan neighbours role in the Tutsi genocide and other conflicts
The available body of literature addressing the roles of young people in armed conflict provides evidence of extensive child and youth involvement in warfare. For instance, Ukiwo (2003) draws attention
There has recently been heightened concern regarding the activities of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), one of the most deadly insurgent movements in Africa. The LRA can best be described
Abstract The role of young people in times of conflict and their potential within post-conflict recovery are phenomenal. If efforts are not made to reintegrate the youth and access their