Dogs of War: Mercenaries cited as major threat to Africa’s regions rich with natural resources

Dogs of War: Mercenaries cited as major threat to Africa’s regions rich with natural resources

The use of Private Military Companies (PMCs) is now on the increase in Africa, with countries or regions with the vast treasures of natural resources. The use of PMCs is complicated from a legal standpoint. Put simply, if PMC employees are not used as combatants, then they are by definition...

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How rich nations are switching from diplomacy to mercenary use to entrench economic, political dominance in Africa

How rich nations are switching from diplomacy to mercenary use to entrench economic, political dominance in Africa

In Frederick Forsyth’s 1974 novel, The Dogs of War, a band of mercenaries slips into a small, fictional African nation at the direction of a Western tycoon bent on deposing the nation’s dictator to exploit valuable platinum. The novel, and the 1980 movie based upon it, tells a violent tale...

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