The Privatization of violence in Africa

* Stephen Ellis, African Studies Centre (ASC): "The Privatization of violence in Africa South of the Sahara".
* Rémy Bazenguissa, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris: "Militias in the popular areas of Brazzaville".
* Danielle de Lame, Musée Royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren: "At the chief's discretion: Local management and cosmopolitan stakes of violence in Rwanda".
* Klaas van Walraven, Clingendael Institute: "The role of Ecomog in Liberia".
* Rob Buijtenhuijs, African Studies Centre (ASC): "National militias in Chad".
* David Shearer, International Institute of Strategic Studies, London: "Private security companies and African states: the role of Executive Outcomes and others".