Civil-Military Relations

Activities of private military companies in the East Africa region

Activities of private military companies in the East Africa region

East Africa, especially the Great Lakes region, has become one of the notable regions of the presence of private military companies (PMCs). In the territorial coverage, which includes the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania, there is a tendency to transfer certain military and security functions to private structures. In research, this phenomenon is often referred to as «security privatization».