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Bringing Peace to Africa’s ‘Arc of Instability’ Will Require Action in the Security Sector and the Halls of Government ADF STAFF The 7,000-kilometer cross-continental journey that begins in the Horn of Africa and stretches across the…

Disease Outbreaks Can Quickly Overwhelm Resources, So Strengthening Military and Civilian Ties is Key ADF STAFF A highly contagious disease struck Nigeria in February 2006. By April of that year, 325,000 had been infected, and 223,000…

Chad’s intervention in northern Mali offers lessons in resolve and sacrifice ADF STAFF A column of about 100 Chadian light vehicles, mostly Toyota Land Cruisers, left Chad’s capital, N’Djamena on January 20, 2013. The convoy curled around…

Lion Rouge Launches a New Era in U.S.-DRC Cooperation ADF STAFF The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the United States teamed up in September 2013 to conduct Lion Rouge. The 26-day military cooperation…

Countering extremism online requires credibility and persistence ADF STAFF It is a heated battle in which emotions run high and shots fly back and forth. But in this confrontation, participants use words instead of weapons, and they are…

ADF STAFF The wide, languid Niger River is Africa’s third-longest at 4,200 kilometers. It stretches in a boomerang shape from Guinea up as far north as Timbuktu, Mali, before dipping southward through Niamey, Niger, and ending in the…

Charities and Nonprofits Can Be Co-opted to Fund Terrorism, So Vigilance and Monitoring Are Crucial ADF STAFF About 10:30 a.m. Nairobi time on August 7, 1998, a truck loaded with more than 900 kilograms of TNT trundled up to the back…

Early Warning Systems Help with Alerts, Defections These days, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) can scarcely make a move without it being documented and passed on. Consider these incidents: January 10, 2014 - A 38-year-old LRA…

Africa’s Police Are on the Front Lines of the Fight Against Extremism ADF STAFF Photos by Reuters Fighting terror goes beyond military confrontations and high-profile missions like special forces raids to free hostages. The day-to-day…

After Setbacks in Somalia, al-Shabaab Militants Stage High-Profile Attacks in Neighboring Countries ADF STAFF As al-Shabaab terrorists stalked through Nairobi’s Westgate Shopping Mall, Faith Wambua and her two children lay still. The…