Alexis Kedo
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 12:19
Challenging a longtime U.S. military critique of security assistance, some defense experts are saying suspending U.S. military aid to foreign security forces because of their poor human rights record has often caused an improvement in the force’s behavior.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 12:35
This article was originally published in Lobeblog.
“We have seen what has happened, that the people were not in favor of it [coup d’état]. That is why we gave it up.” This was Gen. Gilbert Diendéré’s ad-libbed apology for the coup d’état he recently instigated in the West African country of Burkina Faso.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 06:44
U.S. military training to the elite African units known as "presidential guards" spells trouble for stable and democratic governance on the continent.