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ADF STAFF Northeast Nigeria’s famed Sambisa Forest is known for its low-profile trees and dense thickets, punishing anyone foolish enough…

ADF STAFF Modern fighter jets are marvels of power and complexity. Armed with air-to-air missiles, they can reach speeds of…

As South Sudanese peacekeepers walked off a Kenya Air Force C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft in the Democratic Republic of…

ADF STAFF Nigeria deploys drones at border crossings to increase security along its porous frontier and to identify potential threats…

ADF staff The South African Air Force is one of the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its fighter jet fleet is…

Maj. Gen. Ibrahim of the Nigerian Army has a military career that spans more than 35 years. He holds a…

ADF STAFF In the vast agricultural Middle Belt of central Nigeria, Emmanuel Ogbudu has witnessed the power of local interventions.…

ADF STAFF Amina Fofana is a member of one of Mali’s pro-junta protest groups and serves on the military government’s…

ADF Staff Peacekeeping missions remain the answer to many of the world’s toughest security challenges. But there is a growing…

ADF STAFF  |  Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES As dawn gave way to light on June 4, 2005, a few dozen…