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Senegal – Regional Seminar On the Montreux Document and Private Military and Security Companies

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Senegal – Regional Seminar On the Montreux Document and Private Military and Security Companies [press release] All Africa 4 June 2014 18:01 Dakar, Jun 04, 2014 (International Committee of the Red… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Guilty!

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Guilty! The New Dawn 11 June 2014 Thirteen Liberian mercenaries have been adjudged guilty following over two years of trial for alleged cross border attacks against neighboring Ivorian President Alassane Ouatara’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Guilty or Not Guilty

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Guilty or Not Guilty All Africa 9 June 2014 13:03 Jun 09, 2014 (The New Republic Liberia/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) — Following 9th day’s jury session in the most… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers See Possible Contractor Issues in Africa as US Quietly Pivots There

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Lawmakers See Possible Contractor Issues in Africa as US Quietly Pivots There Jun. 4, 2014 – 01:19PM By JOHN T. BENNETT Soldiers and civilian contractors sort through shipping containers near Gardez,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Thatcher backed Ugandan crackdown

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Thatcher backed Ugandan crackdown Iron Lady endorsed British mercenaries training Ugandan paramilitary unit in conflict ‘worse than Amin era’ By admin | Thursday, 29 May, 2014 – 12:13 Margaret Thatcher gave… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Kenyan firm gets licence for charter flights to China

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Corporate News Kenyan firm gets licence for charter flights to China By DAVID HERBLING, hdavid@ke.nationmedia.com 26 May 2014 Hong Kong exchange-listed logistics firm Frontier Services Group’s (FSG) plans to offer chartered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Government Lied’

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‘Government Lied’ All Africa By by M. Welemongai Ciapha, II 27 May 2014 07:08, (c) 2014 AllAfrica, All Rights Reserved May 27, 2014 (The NEWS/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) —… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private Security Firms Law Passed

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Private Security Firms Law Passed All Africa 23 May 2014 04:52 Luanda, May 23, 2014 (Angola Press Agency/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) — The National Assembly Thursday in Luanda passed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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South Sudan Chaos Halts Ex-Blackwater CEO’s Refinery Plan

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South Sudan Chaos Halts Ex-Blackwater CEO’s Refinery Plan By Ilya Gridneff May 23, 2014 As the former head of U.S. security company Blackwater USA, Erik Prince thrived in war zones like… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The ‘Private’ Military Industry in Africa and Beyond

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The ‘private’ military industry in Africa and beyond: the corporatization of force and the consequences Sagvolden, Magne Bjerva URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2633 Date: 2010-04-21 Abstract: Based on a re-articulated definition of ‘public’ and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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