My friend the mercenary

Description:

Describes how an unlikely friendship forged between the author, a British journalist, and Nick Du Toit, his bodyguard and a notorious mercenary, during Liberia's civil war led to a covert plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.

subjects: Politics and government,  Mercenary troops,  Friends and associates,  Journalists,  Coups d'e tat,  British,  Political activity,  Mercenary soldiers,  Biography,  History,  Coups d'état,  War correspondents,  Journalists, biography,  Liberia, history,  Great britain, biography,  Africa, biography,  Histoire,  Mercenaires,  Biographies,  Correspondants de guerre,  Journalistes,  Equatorial guinea,  British, africa,  Africa, politics and government

People: Nick Du Toit,  James Brabazon (1972-),  James Barbazon

Places: Liberia,  Great Britain,  Africa,  Equatorial Guinea,  Guinée équatoriale,  Afrique,  Grande-Bretagne

Times: 1979-,  21st century,  Civil War, 1999-2003,  1999-2003 (Guerre civile),  21e siècle