Category Archives: Africa

Ex-President Jonathan hired Ukrainian mercenaries to fight Boko Haram – Ex-NAF chief Mohammed Mamu

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

Ex-President Jonathan hired Ukrainian mercenaries to fight Boko Haram – Ex-NAF chief Mohammed Mamu By Sheriff Bona– October 14, 2017 File Photo   Mohammed Mamu, former chief of administration of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘How We Fought Boko Haram With Ukranian Mercenaries Posing As Instructors’ -Retired Airforce Chief

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

‘How We Fought Boko Haram With Ukranian Mercenaries Posing As Instructors’ -Retired Airforce Chief A former Chief of Administration at the Nigerian Air Force headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Alkali Mamu… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Saya Defense Services awarded sub-contract

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Saya Defense Services awarded sub-contract Press release Oct 10, 2017 William Wassink, chief executive officer of Saya Defense Services, Inc. of Abilene, announced Oct. 3 that the company has been awarded… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Louis Michel Thibault Ex-mercenary whose heritage enriched the Cape

Posted on October 15, 2017 by

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THE UPRISING OF THE MERCENARIES AGAINST MOBUTU IN 1967

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Rebel or Mercenary? A Profile of Chad’s General Mahamat Mahdi Ali

Posted on October 5, 2017 by

Rebel or Mercenary? A Profile of Chad’s General Mahamat Mahdi Ali Posted on September 7, 2017 Andrew McGregor September 7, 2017 In April 2017, the foreign minister of Libya’s Tripoli-based Presidency… 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

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

Frontier Risk” and the Sino-American Scramble in the Sahel Eric Covey From: American Quarterly Volume 69, Number 3, September 2017 pp. 653-673 | 10.1353/aq.2017.0055 AbstractAbstract: While the Pacific—especially the South China… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Liberia Incorporated: military contracting, cohesion and inclusion in Charles Taylor’s Liberia

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

Liberia Incorporated: military contracting, cohesion and inclusion in Charles Taylor’s Liberia Ilmari Käihkö Pages 53-72 | Published online: 27 Jan 2017 Abstract In the existing literature, compensation is often understood to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private Guns in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

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’

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

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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