2016

As the African Union Sifts Through Lessons and Challenges, New Logistics Approaches Are Born More than two years after Ebola began its deadly march through Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, killing more than 11,300 people, the World Health…

Story and photos by REUTERS With music equipment laid out on an ironing board, disc jockey Evans Mireku Kissi waves his drumsticks as he plays his tunes to a small audience on an Accra street. The crowd in the Ghanaian capital watches as…

The country sees air power as a crucial force as it charts a path to middle-income status ADF STAFF The year 2016 may be a turning point for the Zambia Air Force. The Air Force will finish taking delivery of six SF-260TW training…

Supplying Complex Peacekeeping Missions Is Complicated by Remoteness and Infrastructure Deficits Any international peacekeeping mission will present a long list of logistical challenges. Mission settings are inevitably established in areas…

The African Union Has a Logistics Plan to Quickly Put Troops Where They’re Needed Most The African Union was created in 2001 with great hope, but also a heavy burden of responsibility. Member states were still reeling from the failure to…

Contractors can be a real asset to today’s armed forces. But military oversight must continue after the contract is signed. ADF STAFF Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The core responsibilities of militaries all over the world include…

Technology Saves Money and Protects Soldiers and Equipment Consider the typical tank used in combat. Tanks are a key component of modern ground warfare, but their use comes at a price. They are expensive to buy and expensive to operate.…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Malawi’s Zomba Prison Project band has the distinction of being nominated for a prestigious Grammy Award. Its 20-track record I Have No Everything Here was nominated in the Best World Music Album category for 2016.…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Nigerians are congratulating countryman Wellington Jighere, who became the first African to win the English-language World Scrabble Championship. The 32-year-old beat Englishman Lewis MacKay 4-0 in the final…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia won the International Association of Athletics Federations female athlete of the year award for 2015. Dibaba, 24, set a new 1,500-meter world record of 3 minutes, 50.07 seconds, at…