Category Archives: Africa

In Africa, Mystery Murders Put Spotlight on Kremlin’s Reach

In Africa, Mystery Murders Put Spotlight on Kremlin’s Reach ImageA memorial with portraits of three slain journalists — Aleksandr Rastorguev, Kirill Radchenko Orkhan Dzhemal — at the Russian Union of Journalists’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Murder of Journalists Exposes Russian Presence in the Central African Republic

Africa Cold War 2.0 Murder of Journalists Exposes Russian Presence in the Central African Republic Harbinger August 8, 2018 11:58 am No Comments Briefing – 1) On July 31, 2018, three… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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WHY SOME PRIVATE SECURITY AND MILITARY COMPANIES SUCCEED AND OTHERS FAIL IN TAKING OVER PUBLIC TASKS: A research based on PMSCs in Puntland and Somaliland

WHY SOME PRIVATE SECURITY AND MILITARY COMPANIES SUCCEED AND OTHERS FAIL IN TAKING OVER PUBLIC TASKS: A research based on PMSCs in Puntland and Somaliland   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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New vortices of power

Non-State Challenges in a Re-Ordered World The Jackals of Westphalia Edited By Stefano Ruzza, Anja P Jakobi, Charles Geisler chapter  5 New vortices of power The alliance between transnational corporations and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Turning the tides of war: The impact of private military and security companies on Nigeria’s counterinsurgency against Boko Haram

Essay Turning the tides of war: The impact of private military and security companies on Nigeria’s counterinsurgency against Boko Haram Caroline Varin Published online: 20 Jul 2018 ABSTRACT Since the 2003… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Murdered chasing mercenaries

Murdered chasing mercenaries By Tim Lister, Mary Ilyushina and Sebastian Shukla, CNN   © VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images A picture taken on August 1, 2018 shows flowers left in front of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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5 things to know about Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic

5 things to know about Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic Carl Schreck, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Aug. 1, 2018, 2:55 PM Photographs of journalists, (R-L) Orhan Dzhemal, Kirill Radchenko… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Maria Zakharova Claims Ignorance of Slain Journalists’ Activities

Maria Zakharova Claims Ignorance of Slain Journalists’ Activities August 03, 2018 Russia — Tatarstan — A memorial for three journalists killed in the Central African Republic Maria Zakharova Russian Foreign Ministry… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Death, Diamonds and Russia’s Africa Project

Death, Diamonds and Russia’s Africa Project The killing of three reporters in the Central African Republic pulls a private, pro-Kremlin military company out of the shadows. By Leonid Bershidsky August 4, 2018,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Journalists ambushed in CAR during investigation of Russian mercenaries

Journalists ambushed in CAR during investigation of Russian mercenaries By Jack Crosbie August 2, 2018 2371 words a Share Flowers brought to the Central House of Journalists in Moscow in memory… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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