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‘Digital Army’ Fights Propaganda
Defenceweb
Four United Nations peacekeeping missions in Africa are working to prevent and stop disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining mission credibility.
MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), MINUSCA in the…
Gulf of Guinea Countries Join Forces to Secure Maritime Domain
ADF STAFF
Shipowners operating in the Gulf of Guinea received a piracy alert in June 2023 after pirates attacked a Swiss bulk carrier vessel and injured some of its crew off Conakry, Guinea.
Four criminals with weapons boarded the…
SADC Exercise in Botswana Tests Communications
ADF STAFF
Effective communication is key to any successful operation, but it becomes exponentially more difficult when the operation involves multiple countries with a variety of technologies and techniques.
That fact underpinned the…
African Countries Join State Partnership Program
U.S. NATIONAL GUARD
The U.S. Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) has added new partner nations in Africa in the 30th year of the program.
Malawi and Zambia have joined 17 other African nations in the…
Remembering the ‘Ghosts’ of Ethiopia’s Kagnew Battalions
ADF STAFF
When the United Nations asked its member countries to intervene in the Korean War in 1950, more than 20 nations sent Soldiers to the fight. Two African nations volunteered to send troops: South Africa and Ethiopia.
For…
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CLUES
This land is known for its diversity, density and number of endemic plant species.
The property is one of the six floral kingdoms of the world.
It is 0.5% of Africa’s land area but is home to nearly 20% of the continent’s…