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ADF STAFF Authorities in Liberia, Tanzania and Togo will work with United Nations officials throughout September to get illicit small arms and light weapons out of circulation. The U.N. Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) is…

ADF STAFF From southern Sudan to central Mali, the stories are almost identical: Russian-speaking men, sometimes accompanied by local soldiers, enter a community and brutally attack and kill residents. The Russian speakers belong to the…

ADF STAFF Madagascar is looking for innovative solutions to improve its stressed health care system. A recent donation from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided much-needed modernization. The computer equipment…

ADF STAFF Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, research into treatment has focused largely on addressing the worst-case scenarios of the disease: hospitalization and death. Now, scientists are turning their attention toward drug treatments…

ADF STAFF As COVID-19’s omicron subvariants persistently sicken people around the world, researchers have identified several common symptoms in young and middle-aged adults. After a late November 2021 outbreak in Oslo, Norway,…

ADF STAFF For years, bad information has undermined public health officials as they try to contain disease outbreaks. Rumors and falsehoods about how and when people get infected helped fuel the spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS,…

ADF STAFF Soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Russian cargo plane idled on a runway in Khartoum, Sudan. According to CNN, the plane’s manifest claimed it was loaded with cookies. When inspectors boarded the plane to confirm its…

ADF STAFF The slaying of South African park ranger Anton Mzimba, who was gunned down while working on his car outside his home on July 26, shocked and saddened the nation. Mzimba, 49, was the head ranger at Timbavati Private Nature…

ADF STAFF Africa has eclipsed the Middle East as the main focus of worldwide terror groups who are determined to expand their reach. That’s the conclusion of experts who have examined increasing attacks on the continent that have…

ADF STAFF Restoring security was the main justification used by coup leaders in Burkina Faso and Mali when they seized power. New data shows they are not delivering on these promises. In fact, both countries at mid-year were on pace…