non Security and forced displacement in central Africa:: An analysis of the security implications for Cameroon occasioned by the presence of refugees and for the Central African Republic by the transhumance activity.

Forced displacement has become a defining feature of Central Africa. A number of factors have obliged people to flee their homes in search of ‘safe heavens’ elsewhere, often at the detriment of their own survival and increasingly that of their host. While it is generally accepted that security is amongst the major factors which motivate force-displacement, increasingly the security of individual and the territory of the state is also been threatening by force-displacement. Using the example of Refugees for Cameroon and transhumance pastoralist for the Central African Republic, this article examines the factors which have transformed force-displacement into a security problem for host and transit states. The article then presents the security threats for individuals and the territory of states which emerge from the perverse transformation of force-displacement. The paper, therefore, contends that while forced displacement can be can incite desired socio-economic ramifications in host and transit states, it remains a serious security problem for these states especially when poorly managed