Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Africa

This book critically examines the approaches to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants programming in Africa.

Ibrahim Bangura is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone, and is a senior partner of Transition International, Netherlands.

Part I: Conceptual and Contextual Background - Introduction: DDR in Theory and Practice in Africa and Beyond: Emerging Trends and Frameworks Ibrahim Bangura - Lessons from the African Union's Engagement on DDR in Africa Augustine Owusu, Rhoda Mwende Kiilu and Shreya Paudel Part II: Concepts, Contexts and Themes - Linking Transitional Justice and Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration in Africa: A Practical Analysis Mohamed Suma - Release and Reintegration of Children Formerly Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups in Africa: A Critical Reflection Fatuma Ibrahim - Lessons Learned and Promising Approaches to Gender-Responsive DDR Programming in Africa Luisa Maria Dietrich Ortega - Emerging Trends: DDR and Countering Violent Extremism in Africa Ibrahim Bangura and Henry Mbawa Part III: Contextual Case Studies - A Narrow and Uncertain Path: Operation Safe Corridor and the Defectors Programme in Northeast Nigeria Usman Tar and Sasilkar Banu - Innovations to DDR to address the Identity-Based Violent Conflicts and Stabilise Combatants of Central African Republic Irma Specht - Release and reintegration of the children of the White Army of South Sudan: Cultural Realities versus DDR Programming Irma Specht - Connecting the Dots: DDR, Economic Recovery and Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo Mark van Dorp - Somalia: Towards a Fourth Generation DDR? Mohamed Gibril Sesay - Incomplete Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR): A Prescription for Prolonged Fragility in Liberia Raphaela Tabea Kormoll and T. Debey Sayndee - Interrogating DDR and Peacebuilding Experience in Post-War Sierra Leone Henry Mbawa - A Contextual and Intersectional Analysis of Ex-Combatant Reintegration: The Case of Burundi Élise Féron - From Combatants to Civilians: A Never-Ending Transition in Zimbabwe Godfrey Maringira; Edmore Chitukutuku and Simbarashe Gukurume - When Ex-Combatants Return to Violent Townships: Expectations and Masculinities Among Azania People's Liberation Army in South Africa Godfrey Maringira, Simbarashe Gukurume and Malose Langa Part V Drawing Conclusions - Conclusion: Looking to the Future: DDR, Stabilisation and Peacebuilding in Africa Ibrahim Bangura