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ADF STAFF Senegal is launching a program to promote transparency in the nation’s fisheries sector to clamp down on illegal fishing. Funded by Oceans 5, a philanthropic organization dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans, the…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Algeria became the last country on earth to halt the use of leaded gasoline, marking a step forward for global health and safety. The toxic fuel has contaminated air, soil and water for almost a century. It…

ADF STAFF Kenyan mathematician Dr. Shem Otoi Sam has become his country’s oracle of COVID-19. Using a predictive model he developed, Sam found a way to forecast the rise and fall of infection waves, making him a kind of weatherman for…

THE NEW TIMES Rwanda announced plans to launch two satellite constellations in the next three years. The move further highlighted the country’s goal to become a leader in Africa’s space industry. The Rwanda Space Agency said that it…

ADF STAFF | Photos by U.S. AFRICA COMMAND Niger’s military has launched a program to improve the lives of citizens living in the Agadez region surrounding Nigerien Air Base 201, a United States drone air base. The newly created Action…

ADF STAFF Ghana Armed Forces Soldiers stepped from a helicopter and sprinted toward a simulated enemy with their weapons drawn as a commanding officer barked instructions. It was the opening day of Operation Eagle Claws, an exercise…