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Decisive action, or Fuel on the Fire?
Boko Haram’s mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from Chibok, a small town in north-eastern Nigeria, has attracted widespread condemnation, and a significant […]
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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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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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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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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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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 […]
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 […]
Podcast
Land Forces Africa, Day 1
In this episode, we discuss Saab’s activities in Africa and around the world, including the current state of South Africa’s Gripens, the development of […]
Podcast
Land Forces Africa Pre-show Podcast
Land Forces Africa 2013 is the largest Southern African defence exhibition held in 2013. We sat down with Programme Director Tracey-Lee Zurcher and discussed the coming […]