Title Advancing military professionalism in Africa / by Emile Ouédraogo

Published Washington, D.C. : Africa Center for Strategic Studies, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (iii, 55 pages) : color illustrations Series Africa Center for Strategic Studies research paper, 2164-4101 ; no. 6 Africa Center for Strategic Studies research paper ; no. 6. 2164-4101 Contents Executive summary -- A litany of challenges for African militaries -- Principles of military professionalism -- Obstacles to military professionalism in Africa -- Priorities for building professional African militaries -- Conclusion -- Notes -- About the author Summary Concerns over weak military professionalism are a common thread woven through assessments of security contexts in Africa. Militaries collapsing in the face of irregular forces, corruption that hollows out otherwise robust forces, and politicized military leadership are among the regular storylines that emerge from Africa's conflicts and crises. Such outcomes are not inevitable, however. By resolving ambiguities in the mission and oversight of the military as well as common adversarial relationships between soldiers and citizens, some African states have demonstrated commendable, and replicable, progress in overcoming the political and economic disincentives to professionalism that encumber many African security services Notes "July 2014." "A research paper from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies"--PDF cover page Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-52) Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ACSS, viewed Jan. 13, 2017) Subject Sociology, Military -- Africa Civil-military relations -- Africa Military ethics -- Africa Civil supremacy over the military -- Africa Armed Forces Armed Forces -- Political activity Civil-military relations Civil supremacy over the military Military ethics Sociology, Military SUBJECT Africa -- Armed Forces Africa -- Armed Forces -- Political activity Subject Africa Form Electronic book Author National Defense University. Africa Center for Strategic Studies, issuing body.

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