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Rethinking Peacekeeping
ADF Staff
Peacekeeping missions remain the answer to many of the world’s toughest security challenges. But there is a growing consensus that to remain relevant, peacekeeping needs to adapt.
In places such as the Democratic Republic…
The Dimensions of Dialogue
ADF STAFF | Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES
As dawn gave way to light on June 4, 2005, a few dozen Mauritanian Soldiers began to prepare for their duties in a remote outpost near the Algerian and Malian borders.
The area, known as El…
Morocco Finds Success in Rehabilitating Prisoners
ADF STAFF | Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Morocco is an unlikely place for the rehabilitation of imprisoned extremists. The Global Terrorism Index for 2022 ranks Morocco 76th among countries affected by terrorist threats, making it one of…
A Decade of Maritime Security
CAPT. TAHIR NGADA, NIGERIAN NAVY
The importance of the Gulf of Guinea to Africa and the wider world can hardly be overstated. With 6,000 kilometers of coastline touching 19 littoral states from Senegal to Angola, the gulf is rich in…
Women Play Key Role in Counter extremism
ADF STAFF | photos by Getty Images
About 100 marauders stormed the Cameroonian town of Mozogo at 1:30 a.m. on January 8, 2021. From the way they dressed and spoke, it was obvious that they were Boko Haram extremists.
They broke into…
‘It Should Become a Way of Life’
Brig. Gen. Daniel Kuwali served in the directorate of legal services for the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) for 23 years. During that time, he became chief of legal services and then was appointed the first judge advocate general of the MDF. He…