Category Archives: Africa

Sahel attracts ‘private armies’

Sahel attracts ‘private armies’ Private security companies prospered because NGOs, such as Save the Children and Caritas, hired them as did multilateral corporations. Sunday 10/06/2018 Scouting for threats. A French soldier… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Seychelles: From Putsches to Development Pushes

Seychelles: From Putsches to Development Pushes By Greg Mills• 12 June 2018 MahÈ: Port of Victoria, by Adam Liptak via Flickr There is another story to Seychelles aside from beautiful beaches and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Erik Prince’s security company in northern Mozambique would be the result of a plot or a coincidence?

Google translation Mozambique Erik Prince’s security company in northern Mozambique would be the result of a plot or a coincidence? Are armed attacks in the north a coincidental jackpot for Erik… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Putin Sends His Mercenary Chef To Dig For Gold (Military Base) In Africa…Literally and Figuratively

Putin Sends His Mercenary Chef To Dig For Gold (Military Base) In Africa…Literally and Figuratively by L Todd WoodJune 5, 201801051 Share0761 Image by Kremlin.ru The leadership of the Russian Federation,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune By Kyle Burke In the 1970s American mercenaries traveled to Angola and Rhodesia, seized by racist, anticommunist dreams and delusions of grandeur. Rhodesia, 1974. George VII / Flickr… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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SOF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Author of ‘Executive Outcomes: Against all Odds’

Executive Outcomes SOF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Author of ‘Executive Outcomes: Against all Odds’ June 2, 2018 SOF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Author of ‘Executive Outcomes: Against all Odds’ Eeben Barlow Archives photo… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Frontier Risk and the Sino-American Scramble in the Sahel

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Foreign mercenaries in new scramble for Africa and the Sahel

Foreign mercenaries in new scramble for Africa and the Sahel #Mercenaries Private military firms from the US, Russia, France and the UK, among others, are moving in to provide ‘solutions’ for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Eeben Barlow reflects on African security, past to present, and failures of foreign intervention in the region

Episode 353: Eeben Barlow reflects on African security, past to present, and failures of foreign intervention in the region Guest Name(s): Eeben Barlow 01:55:23 You’d be hard pressed to find someone… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Security Sector Reform as Trojan Horse? The new security assemblages of privatized military training in Liberia

Security Sector Reform as Trojan Horse?  The new security assemblages of privatized military training in Liberia   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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