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One SANDF soldier killed and two wounded in dawn DRC attack
Rifleman Moalosi Albert Mokhothu of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was killed in combat yesterday morning during an attack by a Mai Mai militia on the […]
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SANDF withdraws some FIB troops over indiscipline
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) announced this morning that some of its personnel would be withdrawn from duty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
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Multinational task forces don't shoot silver bullets
A statement released on Monday by the UN Security Council called for the formation and deployment of a multinational task force into Nigeria to tackle Boko Haram. This is […]
Strategy
The Year of Hard Choices for SANDF
The end of 2014 saw a surge in activity for many conflicts on the continent, and with it, a changing South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The country’s […]
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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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'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, […]
Strategy
SA's Military: Scrabbling for Petrol Money
In the 1990’s Deloitte and Touche were awarded a multi-million rand contract to restructure the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) into a more efficient […]
Strategy
Structuring the African Military Beyond COIN
African conflicts should not be viewed in the same lens as Iraq and Afghanistan. A perfectly sensible statement, yet one that is ignored in a flood of attention paid […]
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Why the Congolese Government should be flexible
M23’s defeat following concerted FARDC and FIB attacks was a breath of fresh strategic air. The willingness by M23, or at least its political wing, to negotiate […]
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The Last Days of M23
It was an assault that few DRC cynics thought possible. Last week, with the assistance of the United Nations’s newly established Force Intervention Brigade, troops […]
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Rooivalk attack helicopters perform well in first combat action against M23
Yesterday, at approximately 17h00 Congolese time, two South African Air Force Rooivalk helicopters attached to the UN’s Force Intervention Brigade flew the […]
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How M23 was rolled back
In just four days, M23 has been dislodged from every one of the strongholds it once held. This surprisingly rapid reversal of fortunes for the group was unprecedented […]