Joining Hands

U.S. NATIONAL GUARD The U.S. Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) has added new partner nations in Africa in the 30th year of the program. Malawi and Zambia have joined 17 other African nations in the…

ADF STAFF Morocco and Brazil are exploring a defense cooperation agreement that would include research, development, arms purchases and logistical support.  The Brazilian Senate approved the pact in May 2023. The cooperation agreement…

DEFENCEWEB The commander of Zimbabwe’s Air Force traveled to Nigeria to ask his counterpart for technical assistance, including in the operation and maintenance of fighter jets and helicopters. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) reported…

DEFENCEWEB An agreement signed in Pretoria, South Africa, promises to strengthen defense cooperation between Portugal and South Africa. Portuguese President Marcelo de Sousa met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as part of a…

ADF STAFF Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and his Guinean counterpart Felix Lamah have signed a letter of intent, the first step in the two countries’ commitment to explore cooperation in the aviation sector. It is an…

ADF STAFF African maritime leaders joined their international counterparts in Sal Island, Cabo Verde, for the first African Maritime Forces Summit. The three-day summit in March 2023 was co-hosted by the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces…