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ADF is a professional military magazine published quarterly by U.S. Africa Command to provide an international forum for African security professionals. ADF covers topics such as counter terrorism strategies, security and defense operations, transnational crime, and all other issues affecting peace, stability, and good governance on the African continent.

COVID-19

Kenyan Mathematician Forecasts COVID-19 Waves

ADF Sep 21, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Kenyan mathematician Dr. Shem Otoi Sam has become his country’s oracle of COVID-19. Using a predictive model he developed, Sam found a way to forecast the rise and fall of infection waves, making him a kind of weatherman for…

COVID-19

Vehicle Donation Supports South Sudan’s COVID-19 Response

ADF Sep 21, 2021 0

ADF STAFF The African Development Bank (AfDB) has donated two vehicles to support South Sudan’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Donated to the Ministry of Health through the World Health Organization (WHO), the cars will help public…

COVID-19

Africa’s Current COVID-19 Wave is Stabilizing, WHO Says

ADF Sep 21, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Africa appears to be on the down slope of its most recent wave of COVID-19 infections, according to a variety of health experts. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Africa regional…

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Tanzania Tries to Convert COVID Skeptics

ADF Sep 21, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Tanzania is learning how hard it is to get its citizens to take the pandemic seriously after the country’s late president was its most prominent COVID-19 denier. When President John Magufuli’s death was announced March 17,…

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Zambia Receives $6.7 Million Donation for COVID-19 Fight

ADF Sep 21, 2021 0

ADF STAFF The United States government has given Zambia an additional $6.7 million to boost the country’s COVID-19 response. The funds will help the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) work with the Ministry of Health to…

Drones Pose Growing Threat in Extremists’ Hands

ADF Sep 15, 2021 0

ADF STAFF In recent years, the uses for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have multiplied across Africa. Drones have been used to fertilize crops, monitor wildlife and deliver medicine to hard-to-reach places.…

Illegal Fishing Linked to Human Rights Abuses in Ghana

ADF Sep 15, 2021 1

ADF STAFF Emmanuel Essien has been missing since July 2019. Essien, a 28-year-old Ghanaian fisheries observer, was working on board the Chinese trawler Meng Xin 15 when he captured video of the crew engaging in saiko, a practice in…

In Burkina Faso Gold Mines, Extremists Seek Power Source

ADF Sep 15, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Extremist groups in the Sahel are eyeing gold mines as a way to pay for weapons, vehicles and other equipment required to launch deadly attacks. Burkina Faso, the fastest-growing gold producer on the continent, has found…

COVID-19

COVID Pushes Transportation to Digitize

ADF Sep 14, 2021 0

ADF STAFF With brightly colored graffiti on the outside and music blaring inside, Kenya’s predominant form of transportation — Matatu minibus taxis — are iconic and ubiquitous. Climb aboard and you’ll see a snapshot of how COVID-19 is…

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Researchers Unclear on Impact of Highly Mutated New COVID-19 Variant

ADF Sep 14, 2021 0

ADF STAFF South African researchers have identified what they describe as the most mutated COVID-19 variant discovered since the pandemic began. The variant, identified as C.1.2, has not yet received a Greek letter designation from the…