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    Private Guns in Sub-Saharan Africa

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    Private Guns in Sub-Saharan Africa TV2Africa Published on Jul 12, 2017 The abundance of instability, conflicts, and crime in Sub-Saharan Africa has led to the deployment there of private military and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Stanford historian follows trail of mercenary European adventurers embarking on ‘Scramble for Africa’

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    April 11, 2017 Stanford historian follows trail of mercenary European adventurers embarking on ‘Scramble for Africa’ Steven Press uncovers an overlooked method of empire-building in the late 1800s that saw Europe… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Foreign ‘conservation armies’ in Africa may be doing more harm than good

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    Foreign ‘conservation armies’ in Africa may be doing more harm than good July 12, 2017 11.34am EDT British army conducts anti-poaching training in Nanyuki, Kenya. Dai Kurokawa / EPA Authors Rosaleen Duffy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Security in Africa: From the Global Assemblage to the Everyday

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    Strong footing for Erik Prince and First Hectares in free trade zone

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    Strong footing for Erik Prince and First Hectares in free trade zone The president of Somalia’s South West State Region, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, announced the inauguration of a Free Zone… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private military and security companies policy in Africa: regional policy stasis as agency in international politics

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    One soldier, many Boko Haram mercenaries killed in Borno

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    One soldier, many Boko Haram mercenaries killed in Borno By Segun Olaniyi (Abuja) and Njadvara Musa (Maiduguri)   |   06 July 2017   |   4:30 am • 70 surrendered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    3 US Military Veterans Reportedly Detained Trying To Enter War-Torn South Sudan

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    3 US Military Veterans Reportedly Detained Trying To Enter War-Torn South Sudan By Adam Linehan on June 26, 2017 Three U.S. military veterans, including an AWOL 82nd Airborne Division soldier, were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater founder’s FSG signs security deal with Somali region

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    Blackwater founder’s FSG signs security deal with Somali region Written by Reuters, Thursday, 22 June 2017 Frontier Services Group (FSG), co-founded by Erik Prince who created the U.S. security firm Blackwater,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Nigeria’s Private Army: A Perception Study of Private Military Contractors in the War Against Boko Haram

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