by John Stupart | Jul 30, 2013 | Featured, Southern Africa
For two years South African sailors and soldiers have patrolled the Mozambican Channel against pirates. Although ‘successful’ thus far, the sharp decline of piracy in the Indian Ocean to virtually zero attacks means that Operation Copper should come to an end.
by John Stupart | Jul 26, 2013 | Featured, Southern Africa
Knowing the military – any military – is a tough task for anyone. The South African National Defence Force, or SANDF, have some particularly interesting characteristics that are mostly lost on those not working in the military. Here are five facts about...
by Richard Stupart | Jul 22, 2013 | Featured, Southern Africa
ADR has tracked the ongoing state of the South African Air Force’s fleet of C-130 aircraft, which appear to be in various states of repair. Interesting to note that at present there are no more than six aircraft in flying condition at any one time: C-130...
by Thomas Holder | Jul 21, 2013 | East Africa, Featured, Photo Stories
Working in a remote corner of Northern Uganda, demining teams from the Danish Demining Group continue to remove landmines left on the Uganda/Sudan border by both the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan People’s Defence Force during the years-long insurgency that wrecked the north of the country.
