Remembering Africa’s 1st Independent Air Force
ADF STAFF
In November 1922, Teferi Mekonen, an Ethiopian nobleman, visited a British Royal Air Force show in Yemen’s coastal city of Aden. Airplanes were big news, having been invented less than 20 years earlier.
The young Ethiopian…
Where am I?
This area covers 400,000 hectares and includes 289 villages.
The Tellem people lived here, mostly in caves, between the 11th and 16th centuries.
The Dogon people succeeded the Tellem and live in the region to this day.
The…
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U.S. Africa Command Staff
There’s no escaping the importance of logistics. Without the ability to effectively move and sustain troops, commanders’ plans aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. In short, logistics can be the difference…
Amani Africa II Prepares Standby Force to Meet Challenges
This exercise demonstrates that Africa is serious about peace and that the continent is also serious about investing in peace. We often proclaim that we want African solutions to African problems. Through this exercise, we are…
In Kenya, a Digital Classroom in a Box
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
At Lighthouse Grace Academy in Nairobi’s Kwangware suburb, students are using a new learning tool. It’s the “Kio Kit,” a digital classroom in a suitcase designed by local technology company BRCK.
“The Kio Kit is a…
Refugees of Boko Haram Attacks Return to Nigeria
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
More than 1,000 Nigerians, out of the thousands who fled attacks by Boko Haram jihadists to neighboring countries, returned to their homeland at the end of 2015.
Between December 14 and December 16, 1,187…
Moroccan Solar Plant to Bring Energy to 1 Million People
BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS
Morocco has launched the Noor 1 Ouarzazate solar thermal plant, the most ambitious project yet from a country determined to be a leader in clean energy. The giant plant will harness the sun’s energy to melt…
Anticipate and Respond
Logisticians Rely on Training and Core Principles to Keep Operations Running
ADF STAFF
The life of the logistician is not a glamorous one. Sometimes called “sustainers” or “loggies” or simply “the guys in the rear with the gear,” their…
LOGISTICS DRIVE THE MISSION
A Conversation with Brig. Gen. David Baburam, Former Head of AU Mission Support
ADF STAFF
Retired Brig. Gen. David Baburam served in the Kenya Defence Forces for 36 years. During his career he was commander of the Ordnance Corps,…
Emerging from Ebola
As the African Union Sifts Through Lessons and Challenges, New Logistics Approaches Are Born
More than two years after Ebola began its deadly march through Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, killing more than 11,300 people, the World Health…