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The British Army in Africa

The British Army presence in Africa is based upon two main elements in Kenya: The British Peace Support Team (BPST) and the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), and the International Military Assistance Training Team (IMATT (SL)) in Sierra Leone. The British Peace Support Team (BPST (EA)) BPST’s mission is to coordinate UK military assistance to armed forces in Eastern Africa in order to contribute to Security Sector Reform and to increase peacekeeping capacity. To […]

British Reservists leave for Sierra Leone

The first UK reserves and 100 regulars departed for Sierra Leone where they will help to tackle the Ebola outbreak. The regular and reserve personnel from across the three Services departed from RAF Brize Norton alongside members of the Canadian military. Once in Sierra Leone, personnel will take over from clinicians attached to 22 Field Hospital, who have been deployed since October, manning the 12 bed facility reserved to treat healthcare workers with Ebola. Julian […]

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