Somalia

ADF STAFF Whether in the deserts of Somalia, across the porous borders of Niger or along the Gulf of Guinea coast, many African nations are facing similar threats of lawlessness and violent extremism. African air forces can — and must —…

ADF STAFF The annual African Chiefs of Defense (CHoD) Conference 2023 offered a rare opportunity for military leaders of African nations to learn from fellow commanders on the front lines of some of the continent’s toughest battles. Many…

ADF STAFF Swarming, indiscriminate attacks in the Sahel region. Suicide car bombings in Somalia. Villages burned in Mozambique. Islamic violence killed more than 19,100 people in Africa in 2022, a 48% increase over the previous year.…

ADF STAFF Nearly 40 Somali Police Force (SPF) officers finished a week of training in community policing that officials hope will help turn the tide against the al-Shabaab insurgency. Conducted by the Police Component of the African…

ADF STAFF On January 16, the Somali government announced a major victory. Its military had liberated Harardhere, an al-Shabaab stronghold on the Indian Ocean coast that the terrorist group had held for a decade. Formerly a base for…

ADF STAFF The United States has given $9 million in weapons, vehicles, medical supplies and other equipment to the Somali National Army to help it battle the extremist group al-Shabaab. The equipment, formally donated in a January 8…

ADF STAFF On December 22, units from the Somali National Army joined local clan militias to liberate Ruun-Nirgood, a strategically important community in the Middle Shabelle region. A military spokesman said the operation eliminated…

ADF STAFF After visiting Kyiv, Ukraine, in April, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres took a delayed trip to the Sahel to focus international attention on the deteriorating security situation there. His dilemma, and that of…

ADF STAFF Terror is at a boiling point in certain parts of the African continent. According to the 2022 Global Terrorism Index, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48% of global terrorism deaths in 2021. In the Lake Chad Basin, Somalia,…

ADF STAFF Somalia bolstered its plan to increase security along its 3,333-kilometer coastline in early October when it opened a newly built maritime training center in Mogadishu. Donated by the United States, the center will support…