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ADF STAFF Young Gambian men balance heavy boxes of fish on their heads as they hurry across the slick floor of a Chinese-owned fishmeal factory. They dump the fish onto a large pile and hustle back to a trawler for more. At the Golden…

ADF STAFF In April 2019, officials in Singapore intercepted nearly 13 metric tons of pangolin scales. They were hidden in dozens of identical sacks. It was the largest case of pangolin-related smuggling in a year in which customs…

ADF STAFF As Chad fights extremism, technology donated by the U.S. is helping unite a diverse group of far-flung civil-society organizations at a time when travel can be dangerous. “With this COVID-19 situation, we have to rethink…

ADF STAFF Officials reported the first case of COVID-19 in Africa on February 14 in Egypt. Since then, the disease caused by the coronavirus has spread to every country on the continent. Confirmed cases from the Africa Centres for…

ADF STAFF As virologists race to decode COVID-19, its origins and early spread remain a mystery. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently concluded a three-week advance mission in China that laid groundwork for a broader team of…

ADF STAFF From the day in March when COVID-19 arrived in Tunisia, the United States has been an important partner in that country’s fight to protect its citizens. Through the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, the United States has donated key…

ADF STAFF Making good on an April pledge, the U.S. government donated 250 ventilators to Ethiopia as COVID-19 cases began to surge. “Ethiopia appreciates President Donald Trump’s generous contribution and that of the American people…

ADF STAFF Somali National Army (SNA) officers wore camouflage uniforms and protective masks as they marched and rode into a crowded camp for internally displaced people (IDP). Their mission was to educate hundreds of thousands of…

ADF STAFF Foreign trawlers engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing off the West African coast are decimating once-abundant fish populations, devastating local ecosystems and threatening the livelihoods of more than 7…

ADF STAFF Striking an important blow against wildlife poaching, Malawi recently sentenced members of the Lin-Zhang crime syndicate to a collective 56.5 years in prison for trafficking in wildlife parts. The court sentenced nine…