Armed and Aimless
Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region
Edited by Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, May 2005
The 410-page book provides detailed information on more than 35 armed groups that have destabilized the 15 ECOWAS member states since 1998, and explores important related themes through 6 field-based case study chapters, including:
- Armed Groups and Conflict in Rivers and Plateau States, Nigeria
- Insurgency, Disarmament, and Insecurity in Northern Mali, 1990–2004
- The Anatomy of Ghana’s Secret Arms Industry
- Disarming Liberia: Progress and Pitfalls
- The Militarization and Demilitarization of Refugee Camps in Guinea
- Children Associated with Fighting Forces and Small Arms in the Mano River Union
- Full report in English
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- Preliminary pages
- Table of contents
- Foreword by Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements Download (226.39 KB)
- Introduction Download (211.29 KB)
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Part I: Thematic Chapters
- Armed Groups and Conflict in Rivers and Plateau States, Nigeria,
by Shedrack Gaya Best and Dimieari Von Kemedi Download (1011.27 KB)
- Insurgency, Disarmament, and Insecurity in Northern Mali, 1990-2004 ,
by Nicolas Florquin and Stéphanie Pézard Download (990.88 KB)
- The Anatomy of Ghana's Secret Arms Industry,
by Emmanuel Kwesi Aning Download (978.12 KB)
- Disarming Liberia: Progress and Pitfalls
by Ryan Nichols Download (2.44 MB)
- The Militarization and Demilitarization of Refugee Camps in Guinea
by James Milner Download (1.15 MB)
- Children Associated with Fighting Forces (CAFF) and Small Arms in the Mano River Union (MRU)
by Christina Wille Download (1.34 MB)
- Annexe: Reporting Form A Download (33.96 KB)
- Annexe: Reporting Form B Download (56.56 KB)
- Silhouettes Download (83.67 KB)
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Part II: Armed Groups and Small Arms in ECOWAS Member States (1998-2004)
By Eric G. Berman and Nicolas Florquin
- Mali Download (828.69 KB)
- Benin Download (256.16 KB)
- Burkina Faso Download (812.84 KB)
- Cape Verde Download (141.29 KB)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire (MPCI)
- Ivorian Popular Movement for the Greater West (MPIGO)
- Movement for Justice and Peace (MJP)
- Forces nouvelles
- Group of Patriots for Peace (GPP/CPP/FLN)
- Front for the Security of the Centre-West (FSCO)
- Front for the Liberation of the Great West (FLGO)
- "Young Patriots" (FESCI/UPLTCI/COJEP)
- Liberian mercenaries (Lima/MODEL) Download (1.01 MB)
- Gambia
- Green Boys
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- Ghana Download (526.04 KB)
- Guinea
- Guinean dissidents/Movement of the Democratic Forces of Guinea (RFDG)
- Young Volunteers Download (615.96 KB)
- Guinea-Bissau
- Military junta/Mané followers
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- Liberia
- Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD)
- Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL)
- Former Government of Liberia (GoL) militias Download (433.01 KB)
- Niger
- Tuareg and Toubou rebel groups
- Arab and Peulh self-defence militias Download (331.13 KB)
- Nigeria
- O'odua People's Congress (OPC)
- Arewa People's Congress (APC)
- Onitsha Traders Association (OTA)
- Bakassi Boys (AVS/AVS/IVS/ASMATA Boys)
- Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities (FNDIC)
- Egbesu Boys of Africa (EBA)
- Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF)
- Niger Delta Vigilante (NDV)
- Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF)
- Hisbah groups
- Zamfara State Vigilante Service (ZSVS)
- Al-Sunna Wal Jamma (Followers of the Prophet) (also known as 'Taleban') Download (781.54 KB)
- Senegal
- Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) Download (314.75 KB)
- Sierra Leone
- Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
- Civil Defence Force (CDF)
- Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC)
- West Side Boys (WSB) Download (325.95 KB)
- Togo Download (192.75 KB)
- Conclusion Download (202.09 KB)
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