CMDR. OWONAM EQUERE, NIGERIAN NAVY Africa has witnessed a troubling surge in coups d’état, reminiscent of the early postcolonial decades…
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ADF STAFF James was riding his motorcycle through northwest Burkina Faso on his way to Senegal when armed extremists abducted,…
ADF STAFF Among the most pressing issues that must be addressed by Ghana’s new president, John Dramani Mahama, is devising…
ADF STAFF After years of propping up Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad with a combination of military and mercenary might, Russia…
ADF STAFF Since Russia invaded Ukraine, it has extracted at least $2.5 billion worth of gold from Africa through illicit…
ADF STAFF At first glance, and by design, Russian Houses in Africa appear to be like any other nation’s cultural…
ADF STAFF Increasing instability in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has created an opening for Turkey to deploy private military…
ADF STAFF The TikTok video spread like an out-of-control fire in October. Dramatic music swelled in the background while the…
ADF STAFF A mid-August attack on a Fulani community in central Mali left 23 people dead and 300 missing. After…
ADF STAFF The Islamic State-Sahel Province (IS Sahel) is gaining territory amid a security situation that has worsened since military…