ADF STAFF Mario Boris Fernandez pulled his artisanal fishing canoe ashore at Porto de Bandim in Guinea-Bissau. A longtime fisherman…
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ADF STAFF In little more than two years, Niger has exemplified the power of presidential security forces — and what…
ADF STAFF As Niger’s military junta has held the deposed president in isolation, the country has become increasingly isolated by…
ADF STAFF The coup in Niger is the latest in a sharp rise of military takeovers that have undercut decades…
ADF STAFF The number of terrorist attacks in Africa rose from 330 in 2000 to 2,365 in 2018, according to…
ADF STAFF Piracy is drastically declining in the Gulf of Guinea, but experts say more can be done to eliminate…
ADF STAFF Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for an attack that killed six civilians and three Soldiers at the Pearl Beach Hotel…
ADF STAFF Decades of warfare, corruption and ethnic conflict have left West Africa awash in small arms that continue to…
ADF STAFF The world was shocked last year at the deaths of nearly 70 children in The Gambia that were…
ADF STAFF In late 2022, Togolese gendarmes stormed a restaurant in a counterterrorism exercise that simulated a response to a…