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Nothing fishy about Chinese vessels in South Africa
Early last week an amateur AIS follower picked up on an unusual collection of Chinese fishing vessels sailing through South Africa’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). […]
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Fighting Season Sees Major Battles in Sudan
Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are attempting to reach the rebel-held capital Kauda with multiple units moving west and north through South Kordofan State. As of March 30, […]
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South Sudan: Government forces deliberately suffocated dozens
South Sudanese government forces deliberately suffocated more than 60 men and boys who were detained in a shipping container before dumping their bodies in an open field […]
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South Africa to withdraw from UNAMID
South Africa has informed the United Nations that it will withdraw its South African National Defence Force (SANDF) infantry battalion from the UN peacekeeping mission in […]
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Plan B for South Africa's Military
Tomorrow, South Africa’s finance minister will address parliament and the country with the national budget. The economy has stalled, with below-one percent growth […]
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Darfur Camps for Displaced to Close Amid Spike in Conflict
This article first appeared on Nuba Reports, and is republished here with their kind permission. The fate of hundreds of thousands of Darfuris displaced by conflict has […]
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The Case for Private Contractors in Northern Nigeria
The unsubstantiated rumours of the private security company STTEP (Specialised Tasks, Training, Equipment and Protection International) being redeployed to Nigeria have […]
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Conflict Looms as Sudanese Troops Assemble
This article first appeared on Nuba Reports, and is republished here with their kind permission. Conflict looms in the two conflict areas of South Kordofan and Blue Nile […]
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The Man in Charge of MONUSCO
The new force commander of the United Nations’ uniformed mission in the DRC, MONUSCO, has been announced. RICHARD STUPART talks to the new commander of the […]
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SAAF Pilots, Engineers, Loadmasters Receive Wings
On 26 November 24 pilots, flight engineers, loadmasters and aerial photographers were awarded their brevets and half brevets at AFB Langebaan. The awarding of these […]
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South Africa’s R4bn VIP jet tender
Last Thursday, an innocuous-looking entry appeared at the top of Armscor’s tender announcements list. In it, Armscor announced a Request for Information for an […]
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Update on Hawk aircraft moving to AFB Waterkloof
The South African Air Force has provided a formal response to our request for more information on the Hawk Mk.120s of 85 Combat Flying School that will be relocating to […]