• "Do not come for adventure here": Mercenaries in DRC

  • Feb 28 2025
  • Length: 48 mins
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"Do not come for adventure here": Mercenaries in DRC

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    Host Alia Brahimi is joined on the podcast by the African politics and security expert Ben Shepherd. After 300 Romanian mercenaries were cornered by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January, Ben reflects on the reasons behind the rebels’ advance, as well as the perennial need for DRC’s government to look to external security providers for help with managing threats. They also discuss Rwanda’s support for M23, regional jockeying for access to DRC’s vast mineral wealth, and a recently thwarted coup involving three US nationals.

    The Guns for Hire podcast is written, produced and hosted by Dr Alia Brahimi.

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