Private Security and Military Companies in the African Continent: "A Study on the Justifications for Presence and Areas of Concentration

Fahim  Remli; Rafik  Boubchiche

doi:10.34118/jskp.v4i02.4069

Fahim Remli https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3271-8862
Rafik Boubchiche https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3510-3767

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34118/jskp.v4i02.4069

Keywords: Private security and military companies, external forces, security, chaos, asymmetric threats

Abstract

The complex security conditions experienced by African countries during the colonial period and after independence, have led to an urgent need for new mechanisms to address gaps that local armies and security institutions have failed to manage. Most African countries have become unable to achieve their primary goal of survival and security, which has led them to rely on private security and military companies. These companies have taken on the task of providing military, logistical, and operational support to national armies, as well as other functions primarily related to protecting geo-strategically important areas in state policies.

As a result, these companies have begun to operate in conflict zones in Africa specifically.This situation necessitates research into the roles of these companies and their key areas of concentration in order to identify both the negative and positive impacts they have on the security of states in the medium and long term.

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