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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

As Vaccines Go Unused, Nations Destroy Thousands of Doses

ADF May 11, 2021 0

ADF STAFF As African nations roll out COVID-19 vaccinations, public health teams are not getting shots into arms as quickly as had been hoped. As a result, several countries now face the prospect of destroying tens of thousands of unused…

COVID-19

How Long Does Vaccine Protection Last?

ADF May 11, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Nearly 18 months after COVID-19 first appeared in Wuhan, China, researchers are still learning new things about the virus and the vaccines developed to fight it. Among the questions scientists want to answer: How long do…

COVID-19

Financial Platform Helps Hospitals Buy Medical Equipment

ADF May 11, 2021 0

ADF STAFF The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a $4 billion platform to help developing countries acquire medical equipment to combat COVID-19. The IFC is the World Bank Group’s private sector arm. In mid-April, it…

COVID-19

Vaccine Hesitancy Threatens African Pandemic Response

ADF May 11, 2021 0

ADF STAFF Dr. Edith Serem couldn’t help noticing her colleagues’ reactions after she got vaccinated against COVID-19 at her hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, in April. Some nurses joked about side effects. Others on the staff watched her…

COVID-19

U.S. Delivers Supplies and Equipment to Support Zanzibar’s Pandemic Response

ADF May 11, 2021 0

ADF STAFF The U.S. government has delivered $400,000 worth of medical and sanitation supplies to Zanzibar to support its COVID-19 response. The shipment included respiratory equipment such as pulse oximeters, which estimate a person’s…

U.S.-Built Clinics Bettering Benin Births

ADF May 5, 2021 0

ADF STAFF When given the keys to one of two newly constructed health clinics, Gado Guidami raised and shook them in celebration. Guidami, mayor of the border town of Malanville in northeastern Benin, knew the significance the clinics…

In DRC, Ebola Survivors May Offer Clues to Stop Future Outbreaks

ADF May 5, 2021 0

ADF STAFF A rapid response by public health officials armed with vaccines appears to have contained the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But recent research into the cause of the outbreak has medical…

Sea Shepherd Helps Sierra Leone Arrest Five Trawlers in Two Days

ADF May 5, 2021 0

ADF STAFF The captains of industrial fishing vessels Friendship 806 and Friendship 888 had no idea they were being watched. The trawlers were anchored overnight just outside Sierra Leone’s inshore exclusion zone (IEZ) reserved for…

COVID-19

Oxygen Concentrators Bring Sighs of Relief in Lesotho

ADF May 4, 2021 0

ADF STAFF A few weeks after Lesotho received its first COVID-19 vaccine shots, the United States government donated oxygen concentrators to health care facilities across the mountainous kingdom. During a sun-drenched ceremony at Berea…

COVID-19

Namibia Receives High-Tech Lab Equipment to Help Curb COVID-19

ADF May 4, 2021 0

ADF STAFF A few weeks after Namibia launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the country received $422,000 worth of high-tech equipment that will help keep laboratory workers safe. The U.S. donation of 30 centrifuges, 15 vortex…