ADF STAFF For decades, the United Nations was the primary institution overseeing peacekeeping missions in Africa. But the U.N. hasn’t…
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During more than 30 years in the military, Maj. Gen. Gyane has held key positions in the Ghana Armed Forces,…
ADF STAFF Nigeriens flooded the streets of their capital, Niamey, to celebrate when their military-led government announced its exit from…
ADF STAFF Some have called it West Africa’s “Brexit.” Others referred to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger as “the three…
ADF STAFF Three military-led countries — Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — dealt a blow to the Economic Community of…
ADF STAFF The African Union’s decision to deploy troops to Somalia in 2007 came after the country had endured 16…
ADF STAFF Political instability, disputes between farmers and herders, unemployment, ethnic divisions, and the rise of extremist organizations are among…
ADF STAFF Solidarity lives on both sides of the border between Nigeria and Niger, where most people belong to the…
As South Sudanese peacekeepers walked off a Kenya Air Force C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft in the Democratic Republic of…
ADF STAFF In little more than two years, Niger has exemplified the power of presidential security forces — and what…