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ADF STAFF The past two years have been hard ones for United Nations peacekeepers. The mission in Mali shut down…

ADF STAFF Immediately after Burkina Faso’s National Assembly unanimously approved arming civilian volunteers to help battle extremists in January 2020,…

ADF STAFF Years of peace in the coastal nation of Côte d’Ivoire were interrupted in 2020 when violent extremist groups…

ADF STAFF | Photos by AFP/Getty Images Omdurman National Bank (ONB) ranks among Sudan’s largest financial institutions. It has branches…

ADF STAFF With great fanfare, Kenya launched its upgraded e-Citizen digital platform in 2023. The system offers access to 5,000…

During more than 30 years in the military, Maj. Gen. Gyane has held key positions in the Ghana Armed Forces,…

ADF STAFF Border regions tend to be places of possibility and peril. They are where cultures meet. Where trade ––…

LT. CMDR. DJAIBLOND DOMINIQUE-YOHANN KOUAKOU, CÔTE D’IVOIRE NATIONAL NAVY Coastal countries in Africa face a variety of maritime threats. These…

ADF staff | photos by afp/getty images When Interpol coordinated international raids under Operation Jackal, it targeted Black Axe, a…

ADF STAFF Despite an amazing array of natural resources, the Central African Republic (CAR) has endured years of civil war,…