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Erik Prince makes up for army shortcomings

South Africans have stepped in to supply the army with two helicopters, and Erik Prince is in the thick of it. [...] (322 words)

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Erik Prince (Frontier Services Group). © MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Bat Hawk light aircraft of the type used by the Dick Advisory Group in Cabo Delgado. © Terrypappas / CC BY-SA 4.0

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