Category Archives: Africa

CH2M HILL-METAG contract at Camp Lemonnier, Djibout

Contracts for September 10, 2012 FOR RELEASE AT 5 p.m. ET        No. 740-12 September 10, 2012  CH2M HILL-METAG contract at Camp Lemonnier, Djibout CONTRACTS CH2M HILL-METAG, a Joint Venture, Chantilly, Va.,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Companies responses to Dirty Work: Shell’s Security Spending in Nigeria and Beyond

Control Risk response regarding Platform report “Dirty Work: Shell’s Security Spending in Nigeria and Beyond” 5 September 2012 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited HP to respond to the following… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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DIRTY WORK: SHELL’S SECURITY SPENDING IN NIGERIA AND BEYOND

DIRTY WORK: SHELL’S SECURITY SPENDING IN NIGERIA AND BEYOND The scale and impact of Shell’s global security expenditure is colossal. Between 2007 and 2009, Shell spent at least $1 billion on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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U.S. Military Contractors Move into Africa

U.S. Military Contractors Move into Africa 8/22/2012 With the establishment of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2007, the U.S. government decided to make security a key foreign policy objective… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Shell spending millions of dollars on security in Nigeria, leaked data shows

Shell spending millions of dollars on security in Nigeria, leaked data shows Internal documents reveal oil company spent $383m over three years protecting staff and installations in Niger delta region Afua… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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G4S/Shield saga rages on

G4S/Shield saga rages on SHINGIRAI MADONDO Correspondent FRANCISTOWN: The G4S Botswana/Shield Security takeover saga rages on after the Security Association of Botswana (SAB) wrote a letter of complaint to the Ministry… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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British security worker dies after night out in Kenya

British security worker dies after night out in Kenya A British man believed to have worked in maritime security has died after a night out in the Kenyan port city of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Shadow Cultures, Shadow Histories Foreign Military Personnel in Africa 1960–1980

Shadow Cultures, Shadow Histories Foreign Military Personnel in Africa 1960–1980 William Jeffrey Cairns Anderson A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand November… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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okay, security cooperation in africa is sketchy: where do we go from here?

okay, security cooperation in africa is sketchy: where do we go from here? 16 Jun Craig Whitlock’s WaPo series on U.S. security cooperation, covert action, and private contractor operations in sub-Saharan Africa… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US Outsources Its Africa Spying

US Outsources Its Africa Spying By Spencer Ackerman Email Author June 15, 2012 | 9:30 am Air Force Lt. Col. Douglas Lee, commander of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s MC-12 squadron, displays… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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