July 2024

ADF STAFF Cybercriminals targeted a shipping company or maritime entity once every three days in late 2023. That figure is rising and requires extra vigilance by African security professionals, experts say.  Among those sounding the…

ADF STAFF The Kenyan government has announced major investments in weapons and equipment to modernize its military. The country will spend about 7 billion Kenyan shillings ($45 million) annually for five years to acquire tactical…

ADF STAFF During its more than two-year intervention in Mozambique, Rwandan and allied forces liberated 90% of the troubled Cabo Delgado region from the grip of extremists.  Ralph Shield, a conflict researcher with the U.S Naval War…

ADF STAFF A string of drug seizures by the Senegalese Navy demonstrates the uptick in trafficking in West Africa and the determination of security forces to shut down the routes. In late December 2023, the Senegalese Navy seized 690…

ADF STAFF Ghanaian leaders hailed the importance of military education and training as classes have commenced at a new war college and plans are underway to establish a full university system. President Nana Akufo-Addo laid out his…

UNITED NATIONS The United States representative to the United Nations has announced a pledge of $3 million to support a body armor pilot program for women.  Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield joined partners from Ghana, the…

ADF STAFF The United Nations has opened a Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) facility for peacekeepers at its regional service center in Entebbe, Uganda. It is the first of its kind in Africa. The facility is part of the U.N.…

UNITED NATIONS For more than a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Capt. Esinam Baah regularly patrolled the “blue line,” or the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel. They visited neighborhoods in the…

UNITED NATIONS The transition to renewable energy in United Nations peacekeeping missions helps ensure the safety and security of uniformed personnel serving in the field, U.N. officials say. Speaking at the 2023 U.N. Peacekeeping…

The national police commissioner of South Africa hosted the commissioner of the Angola National Police on a seven-day working visit in January 2024. Angola’s police force wanted to share insight and knowledge on how the South African Police…