Title: Rebuilding communities after conflict: the role of non-state actors in the Rwenzori region, Uganda

Authors: William Muhumuza

Addresses: Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda

Abstract: The article looks at humanitarian interventions by non-state actors (NSAs) during and after the ADF insurgency, an intra-state conflict, in post-independence Uganda. It examines why the ADF insurgency in the Rwenzori region received little publicity and national and international humanitarian assistance. It explains why government prioritised restoration of security and legitimate state control but paid less attention to humanitarian intervention and post-conflict rebuilding of communities affected by conflict. The article further explains why NSAs have increasingly intervened in Uganda's conflict situations. It assesses the impact of NSAs during and after conflict, their downside, and suggests reforms that are necessary for their effective performance.

Keywords: intra-state conflict; violent conflicts; insurgency; non-state actors; NSAs; humanitarian response; post-conflict reconstruction; community rebuilding; community livelihoods; Rwenzori region; Uganda; state control; security.

DOI: 10.1504/AJESD.2014.064377

African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, 2014 Vol.3 No.2, pp.117 - 140

Published online: 30 Aug 2014 *

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