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    South African Mercenaries Play Crucial Role In Fight Against Boko Haram

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    South African Mercenaries Play Crucial Role In Fight Against Boko Haram NPR: Morning Edition 26 March 2015 STEVE INSKEEP: Today is the final day of campaigning for Nigeria’s presidential election –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Return of the Mercenary

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    The Return of the Mercenary How private armies, and the technology they use, are changing warfare Kathy Gilsinan Mar 25 2015, 10:39 AM ET Rande Archer/Flickr The use of mercenaries in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Nigeria: Defeating Boko Haram With Mercenaries

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    Nigeria: Defeating Boko Haram With Mercenaries.. Photo: Monde Kingsley Nfor/IRIN (file photo) opinion By Is’haq Modibbo KawuLET me first start, that like all Nigerian patriots, I feel happy that in a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UKRAINE TO LEGALIZE THE ENGAGEMENT OF FOREIGN SOLDIERS

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    UKRAINE TO LEGALIZE THE ENGAGEMENT OF FOREIGN SOLDIERS WPS: Defense & Security Dmitry Runkevich, Yelena Malai Izvestia (Moscow issue), March 20, 2015, p. 3 23 March 2015 THE SUPREME RADA IS… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Rogue State – Jonathan, His Mercenaries and Ethnic Militias [opinion]

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    The Rogue State – Jonathan, His Mercenaries and Ethnic Militias [opinion] All Africa By by Adeolu Ademoyo 23 March 2015 03:13 Mar 23, 2015 (Premium Times/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    War On Terror – Security Experts Back Use of Mercenaries

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    War On Terror – Security Experts Back Use of Mercenaries All Africa By by Stella Omona 22 March 2015 16:03 Abuja, Mar 22, 2015 (Daily Independent/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    In Boko Haram Fight, Lines Blur Between Nigeria Troops, Foreign Mercenaries

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    In Boko Haram Fight, Lines Blur Between Nigeria Troops, Foreign Mercenaries Chadian soldiers escorting a group of journalists ride on trucks and pickups in the Nigerian city of Damasak, Nigeria, March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Leash the dogs of war; Mercenaries in Africa

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    Leash the dogs of war; Mercenaries in Africa The Economist. 414.8930 (Mar. 21, 2015): p42(US). South Africa struggles in vain to ban soldiers of fortune DURING the 1980s Leon Lotz fought… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Why Nigeria is turning to South African mercenaries to help fight Boko Haram

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    March 20 2015, 10.45am EDT Why Nigeria is turning to South African mercenaries to help fight Boko Haram South Africans have a reputation for being among the best mercenaries in the world.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Hiring ex-Apartheid mercenaries by Nigeria is awkward for modern South Africa

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    Soldiers of misfortune Hiring ex-Apartheid mercenaries by Nigeria is awkward for modern South Africa These guns are not for hire((AP Photo/Bernat Armangue))   SHARE Written by Sibusiso Tshabalala Obsession Nigeria Now… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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