Army moves in on Zimbabwe election protestors
On Wednesday, 1 August 2018, Zimbabwean protestors took to the streets of Harare. The country’s controversial elections – the first since the ousting of dictator Robert Mugabe – had indicated that the ruling party, ZANU-PF, would retain power. Pro-opposition members of the public took to Harare’s streets in protest. The Zimbabwean military reacted with lethal force, deploying armoured cars and troops to the streets. ADR’s Thomas Holder was on the ground in Harare.
In Pictures: Armed Forces Day 2017
Thomas Holder and Darren Olivier bring you the 2017 Armed Forces Day demonstration.
Making sense of a bizarre firefight in Somalia
In July 2015, Burundian peacekeepers serving in AMISOM were ambushed by Al Shabaab near the town of Leego. With more information about the event now available via leaked Al Shabaab video, CONWAY WADDINGTON pieces together what happened.
Snapshot analysis: Boko Haram’s latest (June 2015) video
A brief analysis of Boko Haram’s latest propaganda video release.
The Army Goes to Bellville
Yesterday morning SANDF troops from 9 South African Infantry battalion took part in a raid in Belville, Western Cape