The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures

Name: The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Ryan Shaffer(Editor)

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published on 15. March 2023

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832 pages

978-1-5381-5997-2 (ISBN)

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Bringing together a group of international scholars, The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures provides the first review of intelligence cultures in every African country. It explores how intelligence cultures are influenced by a range of factors, including past and present societal, governmental and international dynamics. In doing so, the book examines the state's role, civil society and foreign relations in shaping African countries' intelligence norms, activities and oversight. It also explores the role intelligence services and cultures play in government and civil society.

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A substantive contribution to the field of Intelligence Studies on a continent scarcely explored by scholarship ... The editor leaves it to the expertise and knowledge of the chapter authors to contribute diverse perspectives, methodologies, and sources to study national cases. This is a strength of the volume ... It provides the reader with a view from cultural studies to understanding cultures of intelligence services. * African Security Review * "As the return of the Great Power competition means that Africa is again a contested landscape for terrorist networks and competing global powers, this important handbook on Africa's intelligence services fills a gap in intelligence literature on Africa, and contextualizes the necessary and shadowy world of intelligence." -- Christopher P. Costa, , International Spy Museum executive director and former special assistant to the U.S. President and senior director for counterterrorism at the U.S. National Security Council. "This welcome new compendium by a range of leading academics globally provides an authoritative overview of the intelligence picture of every African country from a range of perspectives - historical, contemporary, issue-specific, cultural, and so on - and includes many countries whose intelligence set-ups have never been assessed in English previously." -- Kevin A. O'Brien, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, King's College London and author of The South African Intelligence Services: From Apartheid to Democracy, 1948-2005. "By examining the current intelligence services of African countries, this work represents a valuable contribution to understanding a too-often neglected topic. It serves as an important springboard for more detailed examinations of African intelligence services, their evolution, and the roles they play in their respective societies." -- Glenn A. Cross, Author of Dirty War: Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare, 1975-1980. . . . provid[ing] what academics and journalists require if they are to enquire into this area: a first port of call in understanding a complex subject . . . a weighty summary of the scholarly knowledge on the subject . . . important resources for anyone interested in the important role of intelligence across the continent. * Intelligence and National Security * ... useful to academics and practitioners. Researchers, calling for more contributions from non-western perspectives, will welcome these edited volumes as springboards for deeper dives into the intelligence cultures of individual nations, or to develop their own comparative assessments. Governments and intelligence analysts, too, will find the volumes valuable. * International Affairs * The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures makes a vital contribution to knowledge of the internal dynamics of the state and external pressures of foreign actors shaping African intelligence cultures, their current situations, and challenges. * International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence * The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures should be studied by any scholar looking at how intelligence operations and organizations vary according to culture and national circumstances, and also by any intelligence professional who is planning on taking up a post in Africa, which is one of the world's most important battle-grounds in the struggle for influence between the West, Russia, and China. It would also be very useful for any seller of intelligence software, services, training or equipment and technology wishing to map the vectors of business opportunity. African culture is far more complex than one might expect, and this volume should help prepare the professional for the type of unfamiliar and tricky terrain in which they will be expected to work. * Journal of Strategic Security * ...a comprehensive exploration of intelligence cultures in Africa, covering all African countries comprehensive exploration of intelligence cultures in Africa, covering all African countries. * Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies *

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Introduction
Chapter 1: Algeria: Bringing Revolutionary Roots into Complex Modern Times - Rejeanne Lacroix
Chapter 2: Angola: Intelligence Culture Supporting Hegemony - Nuno Fragoso Vidal
Chapter 3: Benin: The Presidentialization of National Intelligence - Juste Codjo
Chapter 4: Botswana: Politicization and the Need for Intelligence Oversight - Lawrence Ookeditse
Chapter 5: Burkina Faso: Widening the Security Net - Ernest Harsch
Chapter 6: Burundi: Intelligence Culture in the Troubled Political Waters - Jude Kagoro
Chapter 7: Cabo Verde: The Intelligence Services and Key Challenges - Nilton Fernandes Cardoso and Joao Paulo Madeira
Chapter 8: Cameroon: An "All Society Affair" Intelligence Culture - Manu Lekunze
Chapter 9: Central African Republic: A Troubled Country with a Troubled Intelligence Culture - David Vogel
Chapter 10: Chad: An Armed Intelligence Culture - Ketil Fred Hansen
Chapter 11: The Comoros: Intelligence in the Shadows of the Turbulent Past - Gabor Sinko
Chapter 12: Cote d'Ivoire: Intelligence Culture in a Fractured Security System - Jeremy S. Speight
Chapter 13: The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Intelligence in an Unstable Country - Zsolt Szabo
Chapter 14: Djibouti: Increasing Chinese Influence Amid Multilateral Military Competition - Ra Mason
Chapter 15: Egypt: The Century-Long Culture of the Mukhabarat ?- Hogr Tarkhani
Chapter 16: Equatorial Guinea: Intelligence Culture Amidst Autocratic Wealth - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 17: Eritrea: Intelligence Culture Under An Authoritarian Government - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 18: Eswatini: Intelligence Culture in Africa's Absolute Monarchy - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 19: Ethiopia: Intelligence in a Contradictory Context - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 20: Gabon: Intelligence Culture in an African Proto-State - Martin R. Rupiya
Chapter 21: The Gambia: Uses and Abuses of State Intelligence Agencies - Maggie Dwyer
Chapter 22: Ghana: The Origins and Evolution of a National Intelligence Culture - Michael Yekple, Daniel Banini and Philip Attuquayefio
Chapter 23: Guinea: A Culture of Impunity Amidst Stability and Instability - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 24: Guinea-Bissau: Intelligence Culture in a Narco-State - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 25: Kenya: An Evolved Intelligence Culture - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 26: Lesotho: The National Security Service's Organizational Culture, Oversight and Politics - Mopeli Moshoeshoe and Christopher Williams
Chapter 27: Liberia: Security Sector Reform After War in a Weak State - Morten Boas
Chapter 28: Libya: From Authoritarianism to Fragmentation and Possible New Beginnings - Rejeanne Lacroix
Chapter 29: Madagascar: An Utterly Weak and Inefficient Intelligence Community - Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison and Juvence F. Ramasy
Chapter 30: Malawi: The Role of "Paramilitary" Groups in Political Surveillance - Paul Chiudza Banda
Chapter 31: Mali: A Developing Intelligence Culture With International Assistance - Charlie Lizza
Chapter 32: Mauritania: Intelligence Culture at Domestic and International Crossroads - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 33: Mauritius: Moving Towards Mass Surveillance - Linganaden Murday
Chapter 34: Morocco: Intelligence Culture At the King's Service - Blanca Camps-Febrer
Chapter 35: Mozambique: Intelligence in the One-Party Culture of a Democratic State - Luca Bussotti and Laura Antonio Nhaueleque
Chapter 36: Namibia: An Authoritarian Intelligence Culture in a Democratic State - Lennart Bolliger
Chapter 37: Niger: Surveillance and "Seeing Things" in the Shadow of the Drone - Mirco Goepfert
Chapter 38: Nigeria: Birthed by Decree, Struggling Under Democracy - Olasupo Thompson
Chapter 39: The Republic of the Congo: Intelligence on the River Side - Madison Scholar
Chapter 40: Rwanda: The Rise of a Security Culture - Timothy Nicholson
Chapter 41: Sao Tome and Principe: Intelligence Culture on a Small Island Republic - David Andrew Omona
Chapter 42: Senegal: A Professionalizing Intelligence Culture - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 43: Seychelles: A Maritime State's Evolving Intelligence Culture - Ashton Robinson
Chapter 44: Sierra Leone: An Improving Intelligence Culture - Ryan Shaffer
Chapter 45: Somalia: A Battlefield of Intelligence Services - Janos Besenyo
Chapter 46: South Africa: Civilian Intelligence Services Caught Between Party and State - Sandy Africa and Dimpho Deleglise
Chapter 47: South Sudan: From Liberation to Predatory Kleptocratic Intelligence Culture - Adam Charboneau
Chapter 48: Sudan: An Intelligence System in Transition - Sudan: An Intelligence System in Transition
Chapter 49: Tanzania: From Internal Concerns to the Global War on Terror - Timothy Nicholson
Chapter 50: Togo: Intelligence Culture for Dynastic Rule - Martin R. Rupiya
Chapter 51: Tunisia: An Uphill Battle with Intelligence Reform - Florina Cristiana Matei and Jumana Kawar
Chapter 52: Uganda: An Intelligence Culture of Politics and Abuse - Kasaija Phillip Apuuli
Chapter 53: Western Sahara: The Securitization of a Contested Saharan Region - David Suarez
Chapter 54: Zambia: Security Intelligence as a Special Branch of Presidentialism - Jeremy Gould
Chapter 55: Zimbabwe: An Intelligence Community Against Each Other and Everyone - Janos Besenyo
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