Peter Fabricius
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 06:46
Despite a U.S. military presence in Central Africa to support local military initiatives, is the LRA still holding on to power or actually becoming stronger?
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 06:36
What is driving possible significant shifts in the relationship between Washington and Khartoum?
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 05:48
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s government turned down President Jacob Zuma’s proposal for a South Africa-inspired African Union (AU) rapid response to combat the barbaric Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram – yet apparently hired ex-South African Defence Force (SADF) soldiers to train the Nigerian Defence Force (NDF) to do so.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 05:44
Zhong Jianhua, China’s Special Representative for African Affairs, is in many ways surprisingly candid and disarming. In a recent interview with Independent Newspapers, Zhong, China’s previous ambassador to South Africa, happily acknowledged the deficiencies in China’s understanding of the South Sudan conflict, which is the current focus of his attention.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 12:54
There was always a danger that if the international community helped the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) defeat the M23 rebels on the battlefield, it would have to deal with a triumphalist DRC President Joseph Kabila reneging on his other commitments.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 08:30
South Africa’s Black Hawk Down moment was on March 24 when an undermanned and under-armed force of some 200 SANDF paratroops was overrun by Seleka rebels on the outskirts of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR), losing 15 men.