Crying Wolf – When everything is al Qaeda
John Stupart examines spurious claims that armed groups in the DRC are Al-Quaeda affiliated. Are governments too-readily crying wolf?
Understanding the Force Intervention Brigade
The newly-formed Force Intervention Brigade will shortly be deploying to the area around Goma to help enforce a security zone in the area. Here’s an overview of what this expanded-mandate force is all about.
Why is South Africa Fighting Pirates in Mozambique?
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.
Five Things You Never Knew About the South African Military
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...
The State of South Africa’s C-130s
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...
The Landmines of Northern Uganda
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.