Why doesn't the UN let mercenary companies, such as executive outcomes, resolve conflicts among nations ...

Question

which cannot defend for themselves? also what was the main reason for the 1999 ban on mercenaries in africa?

Answer 1

Because they showed just how ineffective the U.N. really is at solving problems with armed rebels.

Answer 2

Mercenaries tend to be unreliable and can switch sides depending on who's paying them the most money. The ban in Africa was to control the influx of ex-military men from around the world coming in and fighting better than the country's army they were paid to whip up on