The African Stakes of the Congo War

The African Stakes in the Congo War analyzes the Congo conflict by looking at the roles played by various states and factors in the conflict. Part I introduces the conflict by showing the historical and regional context of the war. Part II examines those states and groups that worked to support the Kaliba regime; Part III examines the rebel groups working to overthrow Kabila and those intervening on their behalf. Part IV looks at the role of supposedly neutral states such as South Africa and looks at the social and economic effects of the war by examining trans-state factors such as rebel groups, arms trading, and economic consequences. The collection includes both African and US/UK scholars, and covers the recent transfer of power from Laurent to Joseph Kabila.

Introduction; J. F. Clark PART I: INTRODUCTION: THE CONGO WAR IN CONTEXT Contextualising Congo Conflicts: Order and Disorder in Post-Colonial Africa; C. Young Historicity of a Crisis: The Origins of the Congo War; J. O. Maccalpin PART II: THE POST-MOBUTU REGIMES IN CONGO AND THEIR SUPPORTERS Neither Mobutu nor Messiah: The Strategies of Laurent Desire Kabila; K. C. Dunn Angola's Role in the Congo War; T. Turner A Political and Military Review of Zimbabwe's Involvement in the War in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), August 1998-present; M. Rupiya PART III: THE CONTESTANTS OF THE KABILA REGIMES Congo's Rebels: Their Motivations and Strategies; S. Kiyunga The Complex Reasons for Rwanda's Engagement in Congo; T. Longman Museveni's Adventure in the Congo War: Uganda's Vietnam? ; J. F. Clark PART IV: AMBIVALENT ACTORS AND NON-STATE ACTORS IN THE CONGO WAR Arms Proliferation and the Congo War; A. Muchai Refugees and the Congo War; M. di Lorenzo & J. Murison The Impossible Neutrality? South Africa's Policy Towards the Conflict in the DRC; C. Landsberg (University of Witwatersrand) Conclusion; J. F. Clark