Defense & Security

VOICE OF AMERICA Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh has been named commander of the Somali National Army (SNA). At 32, he is the youngest person to hold the title. He attended military training in Uganda and became an instructor to new recruits. He…

ADF STAFF Nigeria is making progress in deradicalizing former Boko Haram fighters.  The plan known as Operation Safe Corridor was unveiled in 2015 at a Nigerian National Security Council meeting when the government offered former Boko…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Senior military officers from five African Great Lakes countries met to discuss strategies to respond to violence plaguing the region. Senior officers from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…

ADF STAFF After a three-day meeting between African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) commanders and Somali National Army leaders, the two sides believe they are on track to transfer security responsibilities to local control.  Under…

KENYA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE The Kenya Navy ship Jasiri delivered nearly 6 tons of medical supplies to Mozambique, a country that still is recovering after being hit by cyclones Idai and Kenneth.  Speaking during an event in May 2019,…

THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION Researchers are using a monitoring tool that tracks water supplies worldwide and factors in social, economic and demographic data to forecast water-related conflict.  The tool being developed by the…