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Russia’s Shadow Soldiers
In Russia’s frenzied attempt to flex its muscles, get access to natural resources and increase its geopolitical relevance, it relies heavily on private military companies (PMCs). This strategy produces a small foreign footprint and offers…
Unfamiliar Ground
BY CYRIL ZENDA
A ruthless and shadowy insurgent group has taken root in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. The Islamic State-aligned militants, known as Ansar al-Sunna — “supporters of the tradition” — emerged in October 2017…
Warped Messages
ADF STAFF
In Madagascar, a webpage in the Malagasy language shows a cartoon of a Russian bear awakening from hibernation to save Africa from hyenas.
In Libya, an Arabic language website hails Saif al-Islam, son of the late dictator…
Civilians at Heart of the mission
Photos by MINUSCA
Lt. Gen. Daniel Sidiki Traoré was appointed force commander of MINUSCA in January 2020 after serving as deputy force commander for two years. A native of Burkina Faso, he joined the country’s National Armed Forces in…
As Libya Struggles, Foreign Fighters Dig in
ADF STAFF
In late 2019, as a fierce battle raged in Libya to save the southern suburbs of Tripoli, medics treating the wounded began to notice something unusual. They were finding bullet holes but no exit wounds.
Instead, what they…
Mercenaries A Fixture In War-Torn CAR
ADF STAFF
Russian mercenaries have been linked to human rights abuses and have tried to profit off the chaos in the Central African Republic (CAR), one of the poorest countries in the world despite vast natural resources.
In March…