2015

The most successful militaries around the world hold a few things in common. They have high standards, they constantly look for ways to improve, and they place ethics at the center of all missions. In a word, they are professional.…

Leadership is a process of exerting social influence to inspire others and enlist their support for accomplishment of a common goal. Strategic leadership provides sustainable visionary direction for the growth and success of an…

Burkina Faso and Niger will exchange 18 towns to settle a long-running border dispute and end years of litigation. Burkina Faso will gain 14 towns, and Niger will receive four between May 2015 and the end of 2016, when the drawing of the…

Kenya opened a new forensic lab in May 2015, supported by foreign donors, in a bid to improve the country’s record in prosecuting wildlife crimes. Scientists at the forensic and genetics laboratory at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)…

Zimbabwe soon could approve construction of a large tourist center at Victoria Falls to cater to 120,000 visitors per year, officials said in June 2015. The $18 million park at the UNESCO world heritage site will boast a replica African…

Building a Military Culture that Molds Ethical Leaders In a speech to graduating Air Force cadets, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, South Africa’s minister of defense, told the audience they were about to embark on a career like no other. “You…

In Multinational Missions, Preparation and Discipline Are Key COL. EMMANUEL KOTIA, PH.D., CHIEF INSTRUCTOR AT THE KOFI ANNAN INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTRE, ACCRA, GHANA Military professionalism has three main…

One of Africa’s youngest militaries, the Botswana Defence Force, was formed with professionalism at its core Lt. Gen. Tebogo Masire was commander of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) until his retirement in 2012. During his 35-year military…

Flintlock 2015 helps the Lake Chad region unite to fight Boko Haram For nearly a decade, special operations Soldiers have gathered in the Sahel for Flintlock, the annual exercise designed to build partnerships and share tactics needed to…

The director of Flintlock 2015 talks about leading a military exercise with multiple armies and modern technology. Chadian Brig. Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue served as the director for Exercise Flintlock 2015, with Chad as the host country. He…