Overview

National intelligence cultures are shaped by their country’s history and environment. This book examines the national intelligence cultures of Africa. Focusing on nearly sixty countries, the volume offers a concise account of African intelligence and security services by examining the environmental factors that informs the countries’ intelligence cultures. The chapters address each countries’ history, national and international settings, ethnic and religious groups, the legal framework for intelligence, and key intelligence events. They also look at the intelligence cycle, including describing the consumers of intelligence and targets, as well as resources and reputation. Each chapter is written by an expert with detailed knowledge of the countries’ intelligence agencies. The authors explore the factors that shape how intelligence services in Africa are structured and operate as well as how the services’ role in security and government. For the first time, African intelligence and security is front-and-center in a handbook that examines the issues that influence intelligence operations and collection, and how the intelligence services shape African governments and society.

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Author:   Ryan Shaffer
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 5.50cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   1.497kg
ISBN:  

9781538159972

ISBN 10:   153815997
Pages:   832
Publication Date:   15 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo- Republic of the Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

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"""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."" ""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."" ""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."""

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. 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.

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. 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, Former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for WMD & Proliferation on the U.S. National Intelligence Council and author of Dirty War: Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare, 1975-1980. 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.

Author Information

Ryan Shaffer is a consultant who specializes in extremism and security services. He is the author of 200 articles, reviews and book chapters in academic and popular publications. Shaffer has written for various international magazines including Reader’s Digest and Homeland Security Today. His recent academic articles include ‘Following in Footsteps: The History of Kenya’s Post-Colonial Intelligence Services,’ Studies in Intelligence (2019) and ‘Indian Spies inside Pakistan: South Asian Human Intelligence Across Borders,’ Intelligence and National Security (2019). He earned his PhD from Stony Brook University in New York and published, The Transformation of Extremism (Palgrave Macmillan).

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