Jillian Reilly

Troublemaker-in-residence What do you get when you mix weak governments and weak armies? So this is my first column as Africa in Fact’s occasional Troublemaker-in-residence. Despite my provocative title, do not expect cynicism. As satisfying as snark may feel for the writer, it rarely prompts productive conversation. My intention is to cut through politics, propriety and political correctness to provoke authentic debate around Africa’s challenges. To challenge the status quo. And I do not believe we can do that without causing some trouble. So here we go. When the subject is security, you can almost predict the Troublemaker’s riff: African…

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