Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends

By Alessandro Arduino, Affiliate Lecturer, King's College London

Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tracks actors from Russia, China and the Middle East…

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~	Watchdogs warn of lack of transparency in Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential candidate selection process

~	Ubuntu matters: rural South Africans believe community care should go hand-in-hand with development

~	Communities near South Africa’s Kruger National Park prefer wildlife-friendly ways to earn a living over killing animals

~	Wursita: Paving a path to promote the Javanese language in digital spaces

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~	Taiwan ponders why the mass recall of pro-China lawmakers failed

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