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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.

Kenyan Court Says Chinese Railway Contract Illegally Bid

ADF Jul 8, 2020 0

ADF STAFF Kenya’s Court of Appeals has ruled that a $3.2 billion contract for the country’s new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) between Mombasa and Nairobi was illegally bid. Kenya Railways awarded the contract to the China Road and…

Burkina Faso Makes Gains in Flurry of Counterterror Operations

ADF Jul 8, 2020 0

ADF STAFF Burkina Faso’s military forces are successfully leading counterterror operations with greater frequency. Burkinabe troops in the five-nation G5 Sahel Joint Force, supported by a company of Soldiers from Niger, recently…

DRC Declares End to Ebola Outbreak in the Northeast

ADF Jul 8, 2020 0

ADF STAFF Nearly two years after it began, the Ebola outbreak that claimed more than 2,200 lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) northeast was declared officially beaten on June 25. Health Minister Eteni Longondo…

COVID-19

Lion Farms Feed TCM Need for Wildlife Parts

ADF Jul 7, 2020 0

ADF STAFF Thousands of lions live in South Africa, but most of them never set foot in the wild. Rather, the iconic animal is farmed like cattle — penned in enclosures in dozens of loosely regulated, sometimes-unsanitary operations.…

COVID-19

AFRICOM Grant for Lab Supplies Helps Benin Battle COVID-19

ADF Jul 7, 2020 0

ADF STAFF The United States, working through U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), has donated $60,000 in equipment and supplies to help the government of Benin fight the spread of COVID-19 by establishing two new diagnostic laboratories.…

COVID-19

One-Stop Shop helps Africa Secure Medical Supplies

ADF Jul 7, 2020 0

ADF STAFF The African Union has announced the launch of a one-stop online shop that will help countries buy much-needed medical equipment during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Africa Medical Supplies Platform lists cost-effective testing…

COVID-19

U.S. Shows Ongoing Support for Ghana During Pandemic

ADF Jul 7, 2020 0

ADF STAFF A U.S. Air Force transport plane that recently landed in Ghana was packed with supplies needed to battle the spread of COVID-19. The delivery included 2,500 kilograms of medical supplies, including ribonucleic acid, nucleic…

COVID-19

Virus Puts Brakes on Infrastructure Projects

ADF Jul 7, 2020 0

ADF STAFF Progress on many of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) projects in Africa has stalled due to economic distress caused by the spread of COVID-19. Chinese officials recently acknowledged that about one-fifth of all OBOR…

COVID-19

‘Corona Guy’ Brings Virus Message to Somali Refugees

ADF Jul 7, 2020 0

ADF STAFF In a secondhand studio in Kenya’s sprawling Dadaab refugee camp, Abdullahi Mire takes to the air for an hour each weekday morning on Radio Gargar to educate the camp’s residents on the risks and ways to prevent COVID-19. In…

COVID-19

SANDF Marks Success, Challenges in Pandemic Deployment

ADF Jun 30, 2020 0

ADF STAFF Two months after the unprecedented deployment of tens of thousands of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, officials are saying they made a difference. When announcing…