October 2024

ADF STAFF The Djiboutian Air Force will receive two Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprop aircraft for special missions such as border patrols after a contract award to Textron Aviation. The contract was placed by U.S. Army Contracting…

ADF STAFF The Tunisian Air Force is upgrading two of its Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The two planes flew to Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore for upgrades by ST Engineering Defence Aviation Services. The aircraft…

DEFENCEWEB In a move to improve Nigeria’s air defense capabilities and help uphold regional stability, the country’s military is acquiring 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters. U.S. manufacturer Bell Textron has been awarded a $455…

ADF STAFF A new surveillance system will give Ghana the most complete picture ever of its maritime domain.  The maritime domain monitoring system includes over-the-horizon radars that will let the Ghana Navy see beyond the 370…

THE EAST AFRICAN Security chiefs in East and Southern Africa believe new technology and a shared approach are needed to combat arms smuggling.  Delegates from 26 African countries gathered in Nairobi in March 2024 for a regional…

ADF STAFF The Islamic State group (IS) has turned to cryptocurrencies to move money from places such as Somalia and South Africa to fighters elsewhere on the continent. Private donations, known as “sadaqah” in Arabic, make up one of…

ADF STAFF Retired Brig. Gen. Geraldine George was confirmed as Liberia’s minister of defense in April 2024, marking the first time a woman has held the position. George enlisted in the Army in 2006 after the end of the country’s civil…

ADF STAFF The Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces has received two renovated laboratory buildings that will help the country in its fight against HIV/AIDS. The U.S. President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest…

ADF STAFF The Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) launched an operation on land, river and air in February 2024 to restore security to the far east of the country, which borders Mali. The operation, known as Sentinelle Est, dismantled illegal…

Late 2023 saw a surge in intercommunal conflict in parts of South Sudan, resulting in 862 instances of death, injury, abduction and conflict-related sexual violence, according to a United Nations peacekeeping mission. The U.N. Mission in…