From genocide to continental war : the 'Congolese' conflict and the crisis of contemporary Africa /
Gerard Prunier.
- London : Hurst, c2009.
- xxxviii, 529 pages maps ; 23 cm.
Also published as: Africa's world war : Congo, the Rwandan genocide, and the making of a continental catastrophe / Gérard Prunier. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-514) and index.
Rwanda's mixed season of hope (Jul 1994 - Apr 1995) -- From Kibeho to the attack on Zaire (Apr 1995 - Oct 1996) -- The Congo basin, its interlopers, and its onlookers (Zaire, Sudanese & Ugandans, Angolan conflict) -- Winning a virtual war (Sep 1996 - May 1997) -- Losing the real peace (Kabila, Luanda/Brazzaville, the DRC, Kivus, May 1997 - Aug 1998) -- A continental war (Augu 1998 - Aug 1999, Kinshasa, Lusaka) -- Sinking into the quagmire (Aug 1999 - Jan 2001, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, MONUC, Mzee) -- Not with a bang, but with a whimper: the war's confused ending (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002) -- From war to peace: Congolese transition and conflict deconstruction (Jan 2003-Jul 2007) -- Groping for meaning: the "Congolese" conflict and the crisis of contemporary Africa -- Seth Sendashonga's murder.
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Genocide--Rwanda. Political violence--Great Lakes Region (Africa) Geopolitics--Africa, Central. Armed conflict. War.