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African Union Forces Must Use Counternarratives to Unravel Al-Shabaab’s Recruitment Messaging BY LT. Col. DEO AKIIKI, UGANDAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE…

Vigilante groups offer short-term security, but northern Cameroon needs long-term development ADF STAFF When a female suicide bomber came to Mora,…

Cameroon evolves to thwart Boko Haram’s changing tactics ADF STAFF Photos by The Cameroonian Armed Forces On the afternoon of…

Brig. Gen. Daniel Ziankahn says the Armed Forces of Liberia emerged from the country’s Ebola crisis stronger and ready to…

The country’s military played a key role in stopping the epidemic and organizing the country’s resources BRIG. GEN. DANIEL ZIANKAHN…

Sex and Gender-Based Violence Can Hamper Missions and Tarnish Militaries ADF STAFF Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) have been major…

Mali Emphasizes Human Rights, Protection of Women and Children in Combat Zones LT. COL. AMINATA DIABATÉ Lt. Col. Aminata Diabaté is…

Crisis Management Training Can Help Organize Responses and Save Lives ADF STAFF As the moist kusi monsoon winds blew into…

Security professionals need to be more proactive in dealing with reporters, particularly when the news is bad ADF STAFF The…

The West African nation seeks to create a comprehensive counterterror strategy Maj. Didier Bamouni Terrorism and violent extremism surged in…