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ADF STAFF Armed members of the Nigerian Navy were crouched on the deck of a warship, their eyes locked on a target. A helicopter whirred overhead, and drones were ready to fly. Nearby, an attack boat sped toward a vessel in Nigeria’s…

ADF STAFF Tanzanian authorities are focused on eliminating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and stimulating the country’s “blue economy,” which includes the country’s fisheries, tourism and aquaculture. Tanzanian…

ADF STAFF A Russian-language tablet computer discovered in an area south of Tripoli gives clues to the scale and scope of the Wagner Group’s mercenary operation in Libya. The tablet was discovered after troops loyal to Field Marshal…

ADF STAFF The kidnappers wore masks and fired guns randomly while blocking the Kaduna-Abuja road, a major highway in Nigeria, on the afternoon of September 14. In what has become an all-too-familiar scene in a country wracked with…

ADF STAFF In recent years, the uses for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have multiplied across Africa. Drones have been used to fertilize crops, monitor wildlife and deliver medicine to hard-to-reach places.…

ADF STAFF Emmanuel Essien has been missing since July 2019. Essien, a 28-year-old Ghanaian fisheries observer, was working on board the Chinese trawler Meng Xin 15 when he captured video of the crew engaging in saiko, a practice in…