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Robert is joined by Bridget Todd to discuss the Wonga Coup.
Footnotes:
- Saving Sierra Leone, At a Price
- Safety at a price: Military expertise for sale or rent
- ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare, mercenary in Congo who later led a failed coup, dies at 100
- An African adventure: Inside story of the wonga coup
- Ely Calil, backer of a farcical coup plot, died on May 28th
- A mercenary's tale
- Understanding the Wonga Coup
- The Wonga Coup
- Simon Mann, freed dog of war, is demanding justice
- The strange and evil world of Equatorial Guinea
- The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs, and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa
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