Spanning the period from the cold war to the 'war on terror', examines the political economy dynamics of security and insecurity on the continent, as well as its implications for political actions.

Introduction: Conflict & Security in Africa. PART I: GLOBAL ECONOMIES, STATE COLLAPSE & CONFLICTS - Rita Abrahamsen
Ironies of Post-Cold War Structural Adjustment in Sierra Leone. (No. 67, 1996) - William Reno
Timber Booms, State Busts: The Political Economy of Liberian Timber. (No. 101, 2004) - Patrick B. Johnston
Petro-Insurgency or Criminal Syndicate? Conflict & Violence in the Niger Delta. (No.114, 2007) - Michael J. Watts
Oil as the 'Curse' of Conflict in Africa: Peering through the Smoke & Mirrors. (No. 114, 2007) - Cyril I. Obi
Defence Expenditures, Arms Procurement & Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa. (No. 121, 2009) PART II: GLOBAL SECURITY GOVERNANCE
Somalia: 'They Created a Desert & Called it Peace(building'). (No. 120, 2009) - Ken Menkhaus
The Burundi Peace Negotiations: An African Experience of Peace-Making. (No. 112, 2007) PART III: CULTURES OF CONFLICT & INSECURITY - Patricia Daley
Blair's Africa: The Politics of Securitization & Fear. (Alternatives 30, 2005) - Rita Abrahamsen
Abductions, Kidnappings & Killings in the Sahel and Sahara. (No. 38, 2011) SECTION 3: CULTURES OF CONFLICT& INSECURITY - Franklin Charles Graham IV
The Political Economy of Sacrifice: Kinois & the State. (No. 93/94, 2002) - Theodore Trefon
A City under Siege: Banditry & Modes of Accumulation in Nairobi, 1991-2004. (No. 106, 2005) - Musambayi Katumanga
Côte d'Ivoire: Patriotism, Ethnonationalism & other African Modes of Self-writing. (African Affairs 2006, 105 (421): 535-52) - Richard Banegas
Beyond Civil Society: Child Soldiers as Citizens in Mozambique. (No. 80, 1999) - Carol B. Thompson