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This article is part of the dossier: Game Changers

By Mehdi Ba
Posted on Monday, 27 December 2021 10:31

“African armies: why are they so bad?” A few years ago, after noting increasing conflicts and the inability of the armed forces to rectify them, we dared to ask this deliberately provocative question, causing something of a scandal on the continent. But asking a question does not prevent us from qualifying the answer, nor even from recognising encouraging victories when they do occur.

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