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Brig. Gen. Daniel Ziankahn says the Armed Forces of Liberia emerged from the country’s Ebola crisis stronger and ready to lead Brig. Gen. Daniel Ziankahn is the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). Appointed to the top…

The country’s military played a key role in stopping the epidemic and organizing the country’s resources BRIG. GEN. DANIEL ZIANKAHN CHIEF OF STAFF/ARMED FORCES OF LIBERIA MAJ. SCOTT POLASEK SECURITY COOPERATION DIRECTORATE/WEST DESK…

Sex and Gender-Based Violence Can Hamper Missions and Tarnish Militaries ADF STAFF Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) have been major problems in peacekeeping missions for many years.…

Mali Emphasizes Human Rights, Protection of Women and Children in Combat Zones LT. COL. AMINATA DIABATÉ Lt. Col. Aminata Diabaté is chief of the International Human Rights Law Section in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the…

ADF STAFF The Rif Mountains extend nearly 300 kilometers from Tangier to the Moulouya River valley near Morocco’s Algerian frontier. Nestled within the range is a small city that was hidden for centuries, but now rates as one of the most…

Crisis Management Training Can Help Organize Responses and Save Lives ADF STAFF As the moist kusi monsoon winds blew into Nairobi from the southeast in late April 2016, they brought with them the torrential downpours of Kenya’s rainy…

Security professionals need to be more proactive in dealing with reporters, particularly when the news is bad ADF STAFF The relationship between the military and the media is seldom easy, but in certain parts of Africa, the relationship…

The West African nation seeks to create a comprehensive counterterror strategy Maj. Didier Bamouni Terrorism and violent extremism surged in West Africa after the Malian crisis in 2012. Among Sahelian countries such as Chad, Mali,…

VOICE OF AMERCA Nigeria hosted the second annual Keffi polo tournament in May 2016, with 16 teams participating. The so-called sport of kings, seen by some as an activity with complicated rules and accessible only to the wealthy, does…

THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION Amnesty International has given its top 2016 human rights award to Grammy Award-winning musician Angélique Kidjo and to three African youth activist movements for standing up to injustice. Benin-born Kidjo…