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ADF STAFF In the presence of violent Islamist extremism in the Sahel region, efforts are underway to protect young people from the growing threats of recruitment and radicalization. Radio Jeunesse Sahel, which translates to Sahel…

ADF STAFF Anger at the harm caused by fishmeal factories in The Gambia turned violent in March when protesters burned down a police station in Sanyang and torched the Chinese-owned Nessim Fishing and Fish Processing Co. fishmeal factory.…

ADF STAFF A recent terror attack on Palma, a strategic port town in northern Mozambique, left dozens of Mozambican troops and civilians dead. It also raised the country’s profile with the Islamic State group (IS) and other terrorists…

ADF STAFF Three years after Russia’s Wagner Group began arriving in the Central African Republic, international observers have raised concerns about executions, torture and other actions by the group. They also are questioning its…

ADF STAFF The gun-toting men arrived on motorbikes outside the boys’ secondary school in Kankara, Nigeria. They shot the school guard and roused frightened children from their beds. The attackers stripped the children of valuables and…

ADF STAFF A gory two-week siege in Palma, a port city on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, rattled the region and drew calls for international intervention. The terror group Ansar al-Sunna (supporters of the tradition) claimed…