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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.

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Protests Rattle Monarchy in Eswatini

ADF Jul 28, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Anger is boiling over in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini. Since May, protesters have taken to the streets demanding political reform and greater economic opportunities. The protests were sparked by the killing of…

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Chinese Smart Tech Fraught With Risk

ADF Jul 28, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Chinese technology firms have been peddling “safe city” and “smart city” packages of technology in Africa for years. Suites of interconnected products and services include surveillance equipment, communications tools and…

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Maritime Threats Converge in Somalia

ADF Jul 28, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Just as one maritime security challenge in Somalia seemed all but resolved, another one gained momentum. After years of declining pirate attacks off mainland Africa’s longest coastline, the country is now fighting to rid its…

COVID-19

U.S. Pledges $708 Million to Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccines in South Africa

ADF Jul 27, 2021 0

ADF STAFF The U.S. has announced a $708 million investment plan to help South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare produce more than 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for African nations by the end of 2022. The financing…

COVID-19

Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Spike by 1 Million in a Month

ADF Jul 27, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Africa reported 1 million new COVID-19 cases in the past month — the fastest increase in cases since the pandemic began and one driven largely by the Delta variant. Deaths have also spiked, rising by 40% in five weeks to…

COVID-19

COVID Strikes Agriculture Industry

ADF Jul 27, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Food security was a major problem in Africa before COVID-19 struck, with the United Nations estimating that nearly 282 million people on the continent were malnourished in 2020. But the pandemic has inflated costs for…

COVID-19

U.S. Donation Supports Mozambique’s COVID-19 Response

ADF Jul 27, 2021 0

ADF STAFF As Mozambique struggled to cope with a third wave of COVID-19 infections, the U.S. stepped up in early July, donating $600,000 worth of medical equipment and funding to hire more nurses and physicians to staff coronavirus…

COVID-19

South Africa Gets Vaccine Boost as it Battles Surging COVID

ADF Jul 27, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Fueled by the Delta variant, the deadly third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa has been peaking in July. But there is new hope in the continent’s hardest-hit country, as the vaccine campaign finally begins to…

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Seven Years After Chibok, Kidnappings Abound in Nigeria

ADF Jul 21, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Although the kidnapping of 276 students from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok led to global outrage, the shocking practice continues. Schoolchildren across northern Nigeria have become pawns in a thriving…

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Trawlers Need New Permits to Drop Nets Off Ghana’s Coast

ADF Jul 21, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Companies operating in Ghana’s trawl fishing industry must reapply for fishing licenses to continue working in the country’s waters. Ghana’s Fisheries Commission gave the notice after the country was issued a second yellow…