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Multilateral Interventions Carry Enormous Promise and Challenges ADF STAFF In early 2017, The Gambia was hurtling toward a crisis. Its…

At the African Land Forces Summit, Commanders Share Stories, Build Partnerships ADF STAFF photos by U.S. ARMY AFRICA On day…

Maj. Gen. Abdiweli Jama Gorod was named Somalia’s chief of Defence Forces (CDF) in 2017. He sat down with ADF…

The African Union Mission in Somalia has refined its message to counter al-Shabaab ADF STAFF | photos by AMISOM The African Union Mission in Somalia…

Women Bring Value to Peacekeeping Missions, but Participation Hurdles Remain ADF STAFF Cpl. Laker Doris Patricia of the Ugandan People’s…

Public and private interests team up to build a new kind of training facility in Cape Verde ADF STAFF Cape Verde…

ADF STAFF After three years of internal conflict in the Central African Republic, the African Union in late 2013 deployed…

ADF STAFF The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) added a new dimension to the education and training of noncommissioned officers (NCOs)…

Sierra Leone’s Experience Offers Lessons on Building a Professional Armed Forces BY BRIG. GEN. MICHAEL MOHAMED SAMURA AND COL. STEVEN PARKER For African countries, improving the…

Nations Across the Continent Are Seeing the Benefits of Educated, Well-Trained Noncommissioned Officers ADF STAFF Photos by STAFF SGT. GRADY…