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Casualties in APCLS attack on MONUSCO/FARDC positions
Three South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops were wounded yesterday morning (30 April) during an attack by the APCLS (Alliance of Patriots for a Free and […]
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Boko Haram and Bad Reporting - Part II
CONWAY WADDINGTON continues his discussion of the poor reporting of Boko Haram, and the negative consequences this has had on attempts to understand the group’s […]
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Inside the South African Defence Review
The South African Defence Review is set for parliamentary debate in September this year. If adopted by government, it could see the defence budget increase from […]
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'This time it’s over' - MONUSCO shows its teeth
It’s been a good year for MONUSCO’s mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the defeat of M23 in 2013 followed by decisive actions against the ADF, […]
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Bad Reporting and Boko Haram
Boko Haram has achieved substantial notoriety, particularly as it has engaged in a ferocious campaign of raids on villages in north-eastern Nigeria in recent months. […]
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Churches, Conflict and the Kenyan Coast
Kenya has traditionally been a diverse nation where people live relatively peacefully within mixed religious communities. Ethnically driven competition may have existed, […]
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The future of air power in Southern Africa
This article originally appeared in the February edition of SA Flyer and FlightCom magazine. As the political, economic and technological aspects of countries in the […]
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Squaring Up Against the ADF
In an acronym-laden report, MONUSCO has announced the latest developments in operations against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the Democratic Forces for the […]
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Boko Haram: Nigeria's Transnational Insurgency?
Though under-reported internationally, Nigeria’s conflict with Boko Haram has by no means gone away. African Defence Review sat down with Conway Waddington, a […]
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Commentary on ongoing fighting in Mali
With the war against Tuareg militants in Mali having fallen off the popular news radar, African Defence Review sat down with Conway Waddington, a specialist conflict […]
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Piracy's Persistence in the Gulf of Guinea
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martine Cuaron For many years most recorded piracy activity occurred along the African east coast, but Guinea […]
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While You Were on Holiday: DRC, South Sudan & the CAR
Welcome to 2014! While you were away at the beach/alpine cabin/in-laws’ house there were a few important events unfolding in some of the conflicts in Africa. Here […]