Vol 45 No 22 | SOUTH AFRICAIRAQ A very private war II 5th November 2004 Erynis Iraq replies to Africa Confidential Further to your article 'South Africa/Iraq: A very private war' of 11 June 2004 (AC Vol 45 No 12), we wish to respond to the allegations made.
Vol 45 No 12 | SOUTH AFRICAIRAQ A very private war 11th June 2004 A Pretoria-based military company is at the centre of a security row in Iraq South African-based Erinys International (AC Vol 45 No 4) and its affiliate Erinys Iraq have secured the renewal of their US$50 million contract, awarded by Iraq's Coalition Provisional...
Vol 45 No 4 | SOUTH AFRICAIRAQ Bombed out 20th February 2004 The death of ex-special forces officer Frans Strydom in a bomb explosion in Baghdad in early February is focusing attention on South African mercenaries doing security work in...
Vol 44 No 8 | IRAQAFRICA Odious debt 18th April 2003 Forthcoming negotiations on cancelling much of Iraq's US$120-130 billion debt will have repercussions for Africa's most indebted states. Defenders of the status quo on poor country debt will...
Vol 44 No 6 | IRAQAFRICA Catching the flak 21st March 2003 Africa opposes a war in Iraq which will worsen the region's economic and security problems The United States-led war against Iraq is as unpopular in Africa as it is in Europe, the Middle East and the rest of Asia. African governments, none of...
Vol 44 No 6 | IRAQAFRICA The new American way 21st March 2003 Africa's hopes of fairer trade, debt relief and more help to tackle the AIDS pandemic are being thwarted by deepening divisions between rich countries over the Iraq war....
Vol 44 No 6 | IRAQAFRICA Oil empires 21st March 2003 Some US hawks see African oil as a strategic alternative to Gulf oil. The reality is less dramatic Africa will be a net loser from the war in Iraq. Even if the war ends quickly, the effects of higher oil prices and the redirection of trade,...
Vol 44 No 5 | SUDANIRAQ Bum steer 7th March 2003 The National Islamic Front government aims to persuade the West it holds the smoking gun on Iraq, we hear. To attack President Saddam Hussein, the United States and...
Vol 43 No 19 | IRAQAFRICA Uranium trail 27th September 2002 British Premier Tony Blair's claim that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein tried to get 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' seems to be drawn from sources in South Africa...
Vol 40 No 2 | SUDANIRAQ Political chemistry 22nd January 1999 A key reason why the United States bombed El Shifa factory on 20 August (AC Vol 39 No 17) was because of its links to Iraq,...