Women always suffer in times of conflict. Yet the arms industry is accused of gender washing war: A displaced Yemeni woman makes food for her children in the camp where they live in the city of Taiz. akramalrasny/Shutterstock International Women’s Day, marked each year on March 8, is all about celebrating women and furthering efforts …
Russia’s decision to ditch cold war arms limitation treaty raises tensions with Nato: Russia has pulled out of an important cold war-era treaty which limited categories of conventional military equipment that Nato and the then-Warsaw Pact could deploy. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) was intended to use the warming of …
Ukraine war: two good reasons the world should worry about Russia’s arms purchases from North Korea: US national security council official John Kirby noted on August 30 that arms transfer negotiations between North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing” as the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, seeks to feed his war machine. Under an array of …
Arms-to-Russia row raises doubt about South Africa’s compliance with arms control. It could face tougher scrutiny in future: The Russian Volunteer Corps insignia on the sleeve of a soldier near the border in northern Ukraine in early 2023. Getty Images The recent furore over accusations by the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, that …
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Did South Africa sell arms to Russia? Only a series of unlikely scenarios could have made it possible: Aerial view of the Simonstown harbour. Shutterstock On 11 May 2023 the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, claimed that South Africa had secretly exported arms to Russia in December 2022. The announcement rapidly fed into …
Ukraine war: Poland welcomed refugees with open arms at first, but survey shows relations are becoming more strained: Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have settled in Poland in the aftermath of the full-scale Russian incursion of Ukraine in February 2022. The latest group comprises mainly women and children, in contrast to those already there who were …
Rock art: how South Africa’s coat of arms got to feature an ancient San painting: A replica of the famous Linton Panel. Courtesy Rock Art Research Institute/Origins Centre A new exhibition in Johannesburg titled !ke e: xarra ke – People who are Different: Come Together celebrates the rock art of the San people, the first …
What my undercover investigations at arms fairs reveal about how the west supports military dictatorships: Analysis shows 21 out of 30 countries on the UK government's list of repressive regimes received UK military equipment. EPA/Jill Gibbon COP27 has some of the most authoritarian security of any of the COP summits. Set in the walled resort …
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Ukraine: the problem with Russia’s sanctions-busting arms industry: The UK government has reportedly launched an enquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Russian material captured by Ukrainian forces has revealed a significant dependence on western-made components. …
Toxic mix of bandits, arms, drugs and terrorism is alarming Nigerians: what now?: Residents fleeing their homes in Plateau State, north central Nigeria, on April 12, 2022 after their houses were burnt during an attack by bandits. AFP via GettyImages Banditry in Nigeria emerged as an isolated rural phenomenon in the late 2000s. It’s now …
Sanctions against Russia will affect arms sales to Africa: the risks and opportunities: A Nigerian delegation inspects a Russian military helicopter near Moscow in July 2021. Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images Following its invasion of Ukraine, countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) imposed comprehensive sanctions on Russia in a bid to …
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iranian arms dealing continued in the UK even after notorious tank deal fell apart in 1979: UK government/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Following her release from detention in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, held hostage since 2016, said: “what happened now should have happened six years ago”. She was referring to the fact that her release had …
Arms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous: A stash of Kalashnikovs and locally made hunting rifles surrendered by a local vigilante group in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria. Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese capital, Dakar due …
South Africa in the news: As Omicron looms, Africa battles to get vaccine shots in arms: Across Africa, as the Omicron variant extends its reach, more than 80 per cent of the 1.2 billion people on the continent have yet to have a single dose of a coronavirus vaccine and only 8 per cent …: …
Hypersonic missiles are fuelling fears of a new superpower arms race: Maxal Tamor/Shutterstock (with elements supplied by Nasa) According to media reports from Washington, the Biden administration wants to engage China in talks on arms control and non-proliferation. The US president, Joe Biden, and Chinese leader, Xi Jinping discussed the issue during their recent virtual …
South Africa in the news: WATCH: Proteas welcome back repentant Quinton de Kock with ’open arms’, says van der Dussen: Quinton de Kock will be welcomed back into the Proteas side with open side after apologising for walking out on the team, says Rassie van der Dussen.: “South Africa” – BingNews To Quinton de Kock, …