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Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says
By: Reuters 3rd May 2024 Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops, a senior US defence official told Reuters, a move that... →
Defending democracy, the Senegalese way
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th April 2024 Senegal’s people stood up to protect their democracy rather than wait for the military or external help. After three tumultuous years, Senegal’s... →
Owning a gun in South Africa offers some safety, but risks run high for users and society – expert
29th April 2024 South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, eclipsed only by Honduras and a handful of Caribbean island states. Furthermore,... →
Hearsay evidence
25th April 2024 A commissioner’s decision to exclude from all consideration the hearsay evidence led by the applicant was made known to the parties only at the... →
South Africa extends troop deployment in Mozambique and Congo 
By: Reuters 25th April 2024 South Africa's military will extend the deployment of its troops in conflict-hit Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril... →
ActionSA Strongly Objects to Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Financial Assistance Request from the Department of Defence
22nd April 2024 ActionSA strongly objects at attempts from former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, to have the Department of Defence... →
South Africa’s security forces once brutally entrenched apartheid. It’s been a rocky road to reform
22nd April 2024 One of the important tasks that faced South Africa’s democratic government after 1994 was to reform the apartheid-era security apparatus. The... →
Will Senegal’s new president shake up external relations?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd April 2024 Despite pre-election rhetoric, long-standing principles and regional realities will likely guide international relations. Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s... →
