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ADF STAFF Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is pushing to produce military weapons, vehicles and equipment that are “Made in Nigeria” to support the fight against extremist groups, bandits and…

ADF STAFF An Egyptian company has unveiled a domestically made command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR) system. The system works with defense systems from around the world,…

ADF STAFF As internet use grows in West Africa, leaders are calling for better regional cooperation on cybersecurity. A joint approach can protect citizens, businesses, government institutions and critical infrastructure from online…

ADF STAFF Authorities seized 3,000 rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and antitank missiles from a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman on January 15, 2023. The Iranian weapons were destined for the Houthi militia in Yemen. Eleven…

ADF STAFF The Tanzania Navy deployed a vessel in the Mozambique Channel to help the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and international partners address an array of sea crimes, including illegal fishing, drug smuggling, oil…

U.N. PEACEKEEPING The Egyptian Formed Police Unit, deployed in Douentza, Mali, as part of the U.N. mission (MINUSMA) in 2017, set up three teams to tackle the threat of improvised explosive devices (IED). One of them was composed…

U.N. PEACEKEEPING To fulfill their mandate of protecting civilians, peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) often face danger in remote areas, with…

Failures of United Nations peacekeeping missions have been highly publicized, but recent studies show reason for optimism. The evidence, collected in 16 peer-reviewed studies, shows that peacekeepers significantly reduce civilian…

ADF STAFF Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and his Guinean counterpart Felix Lamah have signed a letter of intent, the first step in the two countries’ commitment to explore cooperation in the aviation sector. It is an…

ADF STAFF African maritime leaders joined their international counterparts in Sal Island, Cabo Verde, for the first African Maritime Forces Summit. The three-day summit in March 2023 was co-hosted by the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces…