Category Archives: Africa

Foreign ‘conservation armies’ in Africa may be doing more harm than good

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Foreign ‘conservation armies’ in Africa may be doing more harm than good July 12, 2017 11.34am EDT British army conducts anti-poaching training in Nanyuki, Kenya. Dai Kurokawa / EPA Authors Rosaleen Duffy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private Security in Africa: From the Global Assemblage to the Everyday

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

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Strong footing for Erik Prince and First Hectares in free trade zone

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

Strong footing for Erik Prince and First Hectares in free trade zone The president of Somalia’s South West State Region, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, announced the inauguration of a Free Zone… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private military and security companies policy in Africa: regional policy stasis as agency in international politics

Posted on July 8, 2017 by

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One soldier, many Boko Haram mercenaries killed in Borno

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

One soldier, many Boko Haram mercenaries killed in Borno By Segun Olaniyi (Abuja) and Njadvara Musa (Maiduguri)   |   06 July 2017   |   4:30 am • 70 surrendered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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3 US Military Veterans Reportedly Detained Trying To Enter War-Torn South Sudan

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

3 US Military Veterans Reportedly Detained Trying To Enter War-Torn South Sudan By Adam Linehan on June 26, 2017 Three U.S. military veterans, including an AWOL 82nd Airborne Division soldier, were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater founder’s FSG signs security deal with Somali region

Posted on June 24, 2017 by

Blackwater founder’s FSG signs security deal with Somali region Written by Reuters, Thursday, 22 June 2017 Frontier Services Group (FSG), co-founded by Erik Prince who created the U.S. security firm Blackwater,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Nigeria’s Private Army: A Perception Study of Private Military Contractors in the War Against Boko Haram

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

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Modern post-conflict security sector reform in Africa: patterns of success and failure

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

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Prison Privatisation in the African Context

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

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