Defense & Security

ADF STAFF France and several of its allies have announced the formation of a new task force to fight terrorist groups in West Africa’s Sahel region. Thirteen countries are task force members: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark,…

ADF STAFF The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) killed several top Boko Haram commanders during airstrikes on settlements near Lake Chad. “The airstrike was executed on the heels of impeccable intelligence reports,” said Brig. Gen. Bernard…

U.S. AFRICA COMMAND U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) hosted senior members of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to discuss long-term defense and security planning. Representatives of AFRICOM’s five component commands, the U.S Department of…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Mozambican authorities detained 12 Iranians suspected of shipping drugs off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado.  The boat was intercepted in December 2019 in a joint operation carried out by…

REUTERS Nigeria and neighbors Benin and Niger have agreed to set up a joint border patrol force to tackle smuggling among the West African countries. Foreign ministers from the three countries met to discuss smuggling after Nigeria,…

VOICE OF AMERICA Cameroon’s military arrested several dozen men and destroyed hundreds of handmade guns circulating on the northern border with Chad and Nigeria. In a public event, a military compactor crushed more than 2,500 guns,…