2019

History shows that wars are not always won with just bombs and bullets. To defeat an enemy and preserve the peace, Soldiers must win the hearts and minds of civilians. This is particularly important in peacekeeping operations where foreign…

It is said that it is only in the service to one’s fellow human that one’s mettle is truly tested. And the Armed Forces of democratic South Africa can be justifiably proud of having produced Soldiers of resolve, of steadfastness and of…

Algeria’s pyramid tombs, called the Jeddars, are unique relics of an ancient era. The 13 monuments, whose square stone bases are topped with angular mounds, are on a pair of hills near Tiaret, 250 kilometers southwest of the capital,…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Malawi has launched the world’s first malaria vaccine in a program to prevent a disease that kills hundreds of thousands across Africa and around the world each year. Mosquirix was rolled out in the capital, Lilongwe,…

In 2015, a puff adder bit 4-year-old Chepchirchir Kiplagat. She lost the use of the left side of her body. Sleeping beside her, 2-year-old Scholar also was bitten. She died. “We saw two blood spots on her (Chepchirchir’s) wrist,” said…

In response to the crisis of deforestation, Soldiers have planted millions of trees Kenyan environmentalist Francis Muhoho says his country is risking an environmental crisis by cutting down too many trees. “Kenya lost an average of over…

Female Malawian Peacekeepers Win the Trust of Locals by Attending to Basic Needs CAPT. WILNED KALIZGAMANGWERE CHAWINGA, MALAWI DEFENCE FORCE International peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is entering its third…

Bintou Keita, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Discusses the Benefits and Challenges of Bringing More Women into Peacekeeping Originally from Guinea, Bintou Keita joined the United Nations in 1989 and is now assistant…

Senegal’s southern Casamance region has long been isolated from the more populous north by a geographic peculiarity: The Gambia, and the namesake river that runs most of its length. In January 2019, the presidents of both nations…

As the Stubborn Disease Continues in the DRC, Responders Must Build Trust to Succeed Dr. Jean-Christophe Shako went to Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to fight a fierce and dangerous enemy. But first he needed to make a…