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The Strange Tale of the Georgians in the DRC
[This is is an edited version of the article that first appeared at Bellingcat, and is reproduced here with the author’s permission.] Around January 30, 2017, news […]
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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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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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) announced this morning that some of its personnel would be withdrawn from duty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]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 […]
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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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Uniform Idiocy
During last week several Ukrainian MONUSCO peacekeepers, part of a flight crew, were found in Goma with a Congolese passenger freshly-arrived from Beni province, where […]
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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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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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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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Rooivalk Deployment to the DRC Appears Imminent
A freshly-painted white Rooivalk, believed to be the third and final example to receive a white paint scheme for UN operations in the DRC, was spotted leaving […]