Angola

ADF STAFF A forensic laboratory in northern Botswana will play a vital role in the effort to disrupt the illegal trade in wildlife, according to the lab’s supporters. “The forensic laboratory will scientifically investigate and prosecute…

ADF STAFF Angola has spent most of its time as an independent nation at war. It knows the cost of conflict and the dividends of peace. Now, more than 20 years after a peace agreement was signed to end the country’s civil war, Angola is…

Maj. Gen. Hendrick Thuthu Rakgantswana became chief of Botswana’s Air Arm Command in 2021 after serving in the Air Force since 1986. Rakgantswana has served as squadron commander of the Fixed-Wing Air Mobility Squadron and has piloted the…

ADF STAFF Effective communication is key to any successful operation, but it becomes exponentially more difficult when the operation involves multiple countries with a variety of technology and techniques. That fact underpinned the…

ADF STAFF As violence has escalated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an array of African forces entered the country with promises of restoring peace. The latest addition, the Southern African Development Community (SADC),…

ADF STAFF Addressing violent extremism requires militaries to share what they know and coordinate action with their allies. That was one of the takeaways from the 2023 Directors of Military Intelligence Conference in Luanda, Angola,…

ADF STAFF After six months of delays and logistical challenges, the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) completed its full deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on April 3. Thousands of Soldiers have arrived…

ADF STAFF Days after the collapse of a cease-fire negotiated by Angolan President João Lourenço between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebels, Angola took a more hands-on approach. On March 11, Lourenço announced a…

ADF STAFF China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promised huge investments in ports throughout the world. But the environmental and human cost of these projects are only beginning to be understood, according to new reporting.…

ADF STAFF Angolan military medical personnel and the United States Army began an 11-day joint medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in the capital, Luanda, that was scheduled for November 8 to 18. It was the first of six planned medical…