The African Stakes in the Congo War analyzes the Congo conflict by looking at the roles played by various states and factors in the conflict. Part I introduces the conflict by showing the historical and regional context of the war. Part II examines those states and groups that worked to support the Kaliba regime; Part III examines the rebel groups working to overthrow Kabila and those intervening on their behalf. Part IV looks at the role of supposedly neutral states such as South Africa and looks at the social and economic effects of the war by examining trans-state factors such as rebel groups, arms trading, and economic consequences. The collection includes both African and US/UK scholars, and covers the recent transfer of power from Laurent to Joseph Kabila.

'[A] useful early assessment of most of the African stakes in the Congo war.' - International Affairs

'Clark's collection is a good opening contribution to what in time should be a large literature on Africa's first world war.' - Gail M. Gerhart, Foreign Affairs

'...highly recommended as a reference text and a book for Africanists and scholars interested in understanding the conflicts...' - Valentine James, Journal of Sustainable Development

Introduction; J.F.Clark
PART I: INTRODUCTION: THE CONGO WAR IN CONTEXT
Contextualising Congo Conflicts: Order and Disorder in Post-Colonial Africa; C.Young
Historicity of a Crisis: The Origins of the Congo War; J.O.Maccalpin
PART II: THE POST-MOBUTU REGIMES IN CONGO AND THEIR SUPPORTERS
Neither Mobutu nor Messiah: The Strategies of Laurent Desire Kabila; K.C.Dunn
Angola's Role in the Congo War; T.Turner
A Political and Military Review of Zimbabwe's Involvement in the War in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), August 1998-present; M.Rupiya
PART III: THE CONTESTANTS OF THE KABILA REGIMES
Congo's Rebels: Their Motivations and Strategies; S.Kiyunga
The Complex Reasons for Rwanda's Engagement in Congo; T.Longman
Museveni's Adventure in the Congo War: Uganda's Vietnam?; J.F.Clark
PART IV: AMBIVALENT ACTORS AND NON-STATE ACTORS IN THE CONGO WAR
Arms Proliferation and the Congo War; A.Muchai
Refugees and the Congo War; M.di Lorenzo & J.Murison
The Impossible Neutrality? South Africa's Policy Towards the Conflict in the DRC; C.Landsberg (University of Witwatersrand)
Conclusion; J.F.Clark

JOHN F. CLARK is Associate Professor of International Relations at Florida International University. He has also taught at Makere University in Uganda. He is author of Political Reform in Francophone Africa (Westview, 1997).