African Guerrillas

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Insurgencies or guerrilla movements have come to occupy a prominent place in the politics of modern Africa. This book analyzes the relationship between African insurgencies and the local societies in which they are set, the organizational principles upon which the insurgencies are based, and the relationship between the insurgencies and the wider world, both regionally and globally. Contents Preface About the Authors 1 Introduction: Analysing African Insurgencies 2 The Eritrean People's Liberation Front 3 The Tigray People's Liberation Front 4 The Sudan People's Liberation Army and the Problem of Factionalism 5 Somali Armed Movements 6 Uganda: The National Resistance Army 7 War in Northern Uganda 8 The Rwandan Patriotic Front 9 Guerrillas in the Midst 10 Liberia's Warlord Insurgency 11 The Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone Bibliography