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Executive Outcomes OGN

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Staff Picks (May): Executive Outcomes OGN Were I to mention “Africa” and “Hermes Press,” you would initially think of The Phantom, not a story based on true events in that area… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Africa Apartheid-era forces hired by desperate Nigeria

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Africa Apartheid-era forces hired by desperate Nigeria thetimes.co.uk By Jerome Starkey, Africa Correspondent 19 April 2015 20:01 A South African mercenary with links to some of Britain’s most infamous soldiers of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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South Africa’s ageing white mercenaries who helped turn tide on Boko Haram

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South Africa’s ageing white mercenaries who helped turn tide on Boko Haram Battle-hardened soldiers, many of them paramilitary leftovers of the apartheid regime, have pursued private wars simply to put bread… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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South African Private Security Contractors Active in Armed Conflicts: Citizenship, Prosecution and the Right to Work

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South African Private Security Contractors Active in Armed Conflicts: Citizenship, Prosecution and the Right to Work Subjects: Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence, Law, Law, Law and Political Science,… 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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The Economist 21 Mar. 2015: 42(US). Leash the dogs of war; Mercenaries in Africa South Africa struggles in vain to ban soldiers of fortune DURING the 1980s Leon Lotz fought for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Contract award – Security services for the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of South Africa

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Contract award – Security services for the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of South Africa, ref. No EEAS-273-DELZAFP-SER-FWC (English) Tenders Electronic Daily 3 April 2015 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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Why media outlets still fantasize that Apartheid’s footsoldiers will be the ones to stop Boko Haram

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Why media outlets still fantasize that Apartheid’s footsoldiers will be the ones to stop Boko Haram March 31, 2015 Former South African soldier Leon Lotz, killed in Borno state on March… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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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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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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