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Are mercenaries no longer taboo?

Source :
Economist. 5/30/2020, Vol. 435 Issue 9196, p37-39. 3p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article discusses the use of foreign mercenaries by African governments. Topics include the use of Russia's Wagner Group by Mozambique's president Filipe Nyusi to quell a jihadist insurgency; use of mercenaries in secessionist movements and mounting coups; and the activity of Wagner in Sudan to sustain the dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir.

Subjects

Subjects :
*MERCENARY troops
*COUNTERINSURGENCY
AFRICAN politics & government, 1960-

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00130613
Volume :
435
Issue :
9196
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Economist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
143622406

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