Mercenaries in Africa: legality and geopolitics

Ashutosh Singh and Anurag Singh

African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, 2022, vol. 9, issue 1, 23-36

Abstract: The role and legality of mercenaries in Africa has been a matter of intense debate. The academic debate over the legality of mercenaries or their more modern equivalents called private military companies continues and the right of a nation state to use them is part of a larger debate over national sovereignty versus international law. The research paper attempts to objectively assess the contemporary role of mercenaries in Africa in a historical context, and whether it is practically possible and desirable to completely end the use of mercenaries.

Keywords: mercenaries; Africa; legality; geopolitics. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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