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Is Hamas Fighting in Libya?
A startling claim is buried within a routine new United Nations report: That a Palestinian militant group is operating in Libya. The Panel of Experts on Libya, a United […]
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Djibouti's US Drone Apron Expands
This article is republished with the kind permission of Offiziere.ch, and originally appeared here. Space snapshots acquired in July 2016 of Djibouti’s Chabelley airfield […]
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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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MSF Leaving Sudan
One of the sections of MSF announced last week that they will be pulling out of Sudan, citing a lack of cooperation from the Sudanese government, and its forces having […]
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Understanding Operation Barkhane
Operation Barkhane is recognition that West African security requires regional thinking. It is as much a reorganisation of forces and command structures, as it is the […]
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Terrorist threats to energy infrastructure in North Africa
Secure energy supplies play a crucial role in the world economy and are essential to fuel the development of contemporary society. North Africa is a region characterised […]
Defence Industry
STREIT Group’s largest ever contract in Africa
A contract to build 480 special purpose vehicles for use in riot control situations in Africa has just been announced by STREIT Group. This is the largest single order in […]
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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 […]
Infographics
Visualizing the Small Arms Trade
Trying to produce intelligent policy responses to, and informed public debate around, the proliferation of small arms across the world requires that the information […]
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Historical Scenarios for Egypt - Part I, Brazil
For Egypt’s ongoing crisis of leadership there is a distinct pattern of dissatisfaction with the state that is being aired first by anti-Morsi demonstrators and […]
Podcast
Podcast: African Defence Roundup of Mali, Egypt, DRC
African Defence Review’s Richard Stupart discusses the current situation in Mali, Cairo and the Eastern DRC with a mix of analysts and journalists currently on the […]
Podcast
Land Forces Africa, Day 2
Land Forces Africa 2013 concluded its seminars and exhibition portion today, and ADR attended some of the excellent presentations held at the CSIR Convention Centre. In […]