In the nearly two decades since the African Union launched its mission to stabilize Somalia, one weapon has wrought the…
Browsing: Senegal
A peace agreement between the government of Senegal and separatist rebels in Casamance is raising hopes that one of the…
The threats of terrorism, piracy, smuggling and trafficking in East Africa loomed over Exercise Cutlass Express, which urged more than…
For decades, The Gambia has been a major source of African rosewood, which is prized by Chinese furniture makers for…
ADF STAFF Spring 2023 was a tense time in Senegal. Protesters packed the streets of Dakar and, in a rare…
ADF STAFF The Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) launched an operation on land, river and air in February 2024 to restore…
ADF STAFF The Saloum River delta in Senegal is a vast region of sun-drenched salt marshes, brackish estuaries and hundreds…
ADF STAFF A time-worn military adage says: “Amateurs talk strategy; professionals talk logistics.” Experienced leaders know that without solid logistics,…
ADF STAFF A string of drug seizures by the Senegalese Navy demonstrates the uptick in trafficking in West Africa and…
ADF STAFF A member of the Libyan Armed Forces looked across the vast desert in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, and watched…