Tag Archives: Africa

THE UPRISING OF THE MERCENARIES AGAINST MOBUTU IN 1967

Posted on October 10, 2017 by

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

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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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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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