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Authorities in Liberia, Tanzania and Togo worked with United Nations officials throughout September 2022 to take illicit small arms and light weapons out of circulation. The event supported the African Union’s “Silencing the Guns”…

ADF STAFF | Photos by Ghana Armed Forces When torrential rains forced operators of the Weija Dam in Accra, Ghana, to release excess water, it displaced thousands of people and left others in peril.  In response, the Ghana Armed Forces…

Reuters Nigerian authorities seized a record 1.8 tons of cocaine from a warehouse in Lagos in September 2022. The drugs had carried a street value of $278.5 million. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said the drugs,…

UNITED NATIONS A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honored for her work to boost trust between authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based violence.  Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore…

JENNA RUSSO, INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE The East African Community (EAC) deployed troops to one of its member states for the first time in June 2022. The deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a test of the…

ADF STAFF Uganda has called for stable, sustainable funding for African Union peace support operations anywhere on the continent. “Peace, security and stability is the overarching framework for inclusive and sustainable development…

DEFENCEWEB Cameroon and Namibia represented Africa at the UNITAS 2022 multinational naval exercise in Brazil. They joined the naval and maritime forces of Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France,…

ADF STAFF In the interests of security and investments, Kenya and Tanzania have reached an agreement to partner in their fight against terrorism and human trafficking at their shared border. “We have agreed to fight terrorism, drug…

ADF STAFF Namibia and Botswana are looking to a new era in cooperation and have established a commission to that end. The inaugural Botswana and Namibia Bi-National Commission first met in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital, in September…

ADF STAFF Uganda’s five kingdoms date back hundreds of years and continue to play a role in the lives of people today. The largest and most powerful was the Kingdom of Buganda, which traces its beginnings to the 13th century, when it was…