Private military company Frontier Services Group, led by Erik Prince, is protecting mining logistics and aiding tax collection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The entities involved

• Democratic Republic of the Congo →

  country in Central Africa

  • An Ebola strain circulated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, affecting international aid availability.Mon 14:13
  • Recent health center attacks occurred near Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Mon 05:16
• African Union →

  supranational union in Africa

  • The African Union established a joint mechanism on reparative justice.Mon 17:31
  • The African Union is deploying peace operations in Somalia, the Central African Republic, Burundi, and Sudan, working with international partners.Mon 10:34
• Erik Prince →

  American businessman, former US Navy SEAL officer and the founder of the private military company Blackwater

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo was elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.Aug 30