Warlord democrats in Africa: ex-military leaders and electoral politics
In: Africa now (Zed Books)
Introduction : warlord democrats : wartime investments, democratic runs? / Anders Themnér -- Pompier-pyromanocracy : Mbusa Nyamwisi and the DR Congo's inflammable post-settlement political order / Judith Verweijen -- Apotheosis of a warlord : Paul Kagame / Lars Waldorf -- Discourses of peace and fear : the electoral navigations of Sekou Conneh and Prince Johnson in post-war Liberia / Carrie Manning and Anders Themnér -- Afonso Dhlakama and RENAMO's return to armed conflict since 2013 : the politics of reintegration in Mozambique / Alex Vines -- From warlord to drug lord : the life of João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira / Henrik Vigh -- Shape-shifters in the struggle for survival : post-war politics in Sierra Leone / Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs and Ibrahim Bangura -- Riek Machar : warlord-doctor in South Sudan / Johan Brosché and Kristine Höglund -- Conclusion : ambiguous peacelords : the diminishing returns of post-war democracy / Anders Themnér.