Editor's Foreword

cenTral african republic/chad
UN • MINURCAT 13; 1 obs
côTe d’ivoire
UN • UNOCI 327; 9 obs; 1 inf bn
comoroS
AU • MAES 120
democraTic republic of congo
UN • MONUC 460; 23 obs; 1 inf bn
liberia
UN • UNMIL 2; 1 obs
Sudan
UN • UNAMID 811; 13 obs; 1 inf bn
foreign forceS
France Army 575; 1 (Marine) mech inf bn; 1 recce sqn with
ERC-90F Lynx; Navy 230: 1 LCT; 1 Atlantique; Air Force: 1
C-160 Transall; 1 AS-555 Fennec
Seychelles SYC
Seychelles rupee
Sr
2008 2009 2010
GDP SR 8.8bn
US$ 930m
per capita US$ 10,754
Growth % -1.9 -8.7
inflation % 37.0 33.4
Def bdgt SR ε80m
US$ ε8.5m
US$1=Sr 9.4 10.5
Population 87,476
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 13% 5% 5% 4% 19% 2%
Female 13% 5% 5% 5% 21% 4%
capabilities
acTive 200 (Army 200) Paramilitary 450
organiSaTionS by Service
army 200
forceS by role
Sy 1 unit
Inf 1 coy
eQuipmenT by Type†
RECCE 6 BRDM-2†
ARTY• MOR 82mm 6 M-43†
AT • RL 73mm RPG-7 Knout†
AD • SAM • MANPAD 10 SA-7 Grail†
GUNS • TOWED 14.5mm ZPU-2†; ZPU-4†; 37mm
M-1939†
paramilitary
Sub-Saharan Africa
coast Guard 200 (incl 80 Marines)
eQuipmenT by Type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 9
PCC 2: 1 Andromache (ITA Pichiotti 42m); 1 Topaz
PCI 7: 1 Zhuk less than 100 tonnes; 6 less than 100
tonnes
AMPHIBIOUS • LCT 1 Cinq Juin (govt owned but
civilian op)
faciliTieS
Base Located at Port Victoria
national Guard 250
Air Wing 20
AIRCRAFT
TPT 2: 1 BN-2 Islander; 1 Cessna 152
UTL 1 F406 Caravan II
foreign forceS
323
United States US Africa Command: some MQ-9 Reaper
UAV
Sierra leone SLE
Sierra leonean
leone l
2008 2009 2010
GDP L 7.10tr
US$ 2.38bn
per capita US$ 474
Growth % 5.3 4.0
inflation % 14.8 10.6
Def bdgt L 41.6bn 40.0bn
US$ 14m 11m
US$1=l 2,985 3.645
Population 5,132,138
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 22% 5% 4% 4% 12% 2%
Female 23% 5% 4% 4% 13% 2%
capabilities
acTive 10,500 (Joint 10,500)
organiSaTionS by Service
Total armed forces 10,500
UK-trained national army has formed, which has an initial
target strength of 13–14,000. This initial strength is set to
reduce to some 10,000 over a ten-year period.
ARTY • MOR 31: 81mm ε27; 82mm 2; 120mm 2
AT • RCL 84mm Carl Gustav
HELICOPTERS • SPT 2 Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) Hip H/Mi-8 Hip†
AD • GUNS 7: 12.7mm 4; 14.5mm 3
Sub-Saharan
Africa