Armed and Aimless
Armed Groups, Guns, and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region
Edited by Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman, May 2005
This book, available in English and French, 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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- Full report in French Download (4.61 MB)
- 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
Download (390.44 KB)
- 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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