Category Archives: Africa

Nigeria Detains Security Contractors During Anti-Piracy Sweep

Nigeria Detains Security Contractors During Anti-Piracy Sweep Detainees aboard the Sea Angel III (Nigerian Navy) By MarEx 2019-04-24 19:29:17 Nigerian authorities have arrested nine private maritime security contractors (PMSCs) during a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq: Sierra Leonean Labor Migrants at U.S. Military Bases

Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq: Sierra Leonean Labor Migrants at U.S. Military Bases Pardis Mahdavi First Published March 1, 2019 Product Review https://doi.org/10.1177/0094306119828696mm You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Russia’s Wagner Group Quietly Moves into Africa

Russia’s Wagner Group Quietly Moves into Africa by Gabriella Gricius|Published 11.03.2019 Gabriella Gricius uncovers how Russia’s global ambitions are increasingly handled by mercenaries in Africa and the Middle East While many… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Fake news and public executions: Documents show a Russian company’s plan for quelling protests in Sudan

Fake news and public executions: Documents show a Russian company’s plan for quelling protests in Sudan By Tim Lister, Sebastian Shukla and Nima Elbagir, CNN Updated 1:41 AM ET, Thu April… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private military companies : peace or profit? : a comparative analysis of private military involvement in Africa and the Middle East

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It’s Business as Usual for Russians in Sudan, Despite Bashir’s Fall

It’s Business as Usual for Russians in Sudan, Despite Bashir’s Fall Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir (L) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting at the Moscow Kremlin in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The “Affreux”: French mercenaries, types of violence and systems of domination by extra-African forces (1960-1989)

The “Affreux”: French mercenaries, types of violence and systems of domination by extra-African forces (1960-1989) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Pentagon Africa pick worries over Russian ‘little green men’

Reliable Reporting. The Right Opinion. Pentagon Africa pick worries over Russian ‘little green men’ In this Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend talks with an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa

Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa ImageNew recruits for the Central African Republic’s armed forces. Members have trained with Russian consultants as part of Moscow’s growing influence… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Chinese private military security companies in contemporary Africa

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