Zambia

ADF STAFF The Zambia Ministry of Defence in late October signed a five-year deal with United States company Landlock Natural Paving Inc. to construct 5,000 kilometers of road throughout the country’s 10 provinces. Construction is slated…

ADF STAFF The Zambia Army has set out to transform itself with a new focus on a civil-military concept and initiatives to professionalize its noncommissioned officers (NCOs), develop enlisted forces and improve public relations with…

ADF STAFF China’s United Front operation is a continentwide campaign using African elites, media figures, Chinese expatriates, and cross-cultural institutions to cultivate a favorable view of China and its policies. It’s also a campaign…

ADF STAFF The concepts of service and leadership were foremost in the mind of Zambian Army Sgt. Maj. Monday Nonde as he participated in the recent African Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference (ASELC). The conference focused on the…

ADF STAFF The United States in mid-September committed $80 million to the Zambia Air Force (ZAF) to supply four Bell 412EP helicopters to help the country respond to crises. The grant includes three years of service, parts and…

Maj. Gen. Hendrick Thuthu Rakgantswana became chief of Botswana’s Air Arm Command in 2021 after serving in the Air Force since 1986. Rakgantswana has served as squadron commander of the Fixed-Wing Air Mobility Squadron and has piloted the…

ADF staff The South African Air Force is one of the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its fighter jet fleet is among the most advanced overall on the continent, consisting of Saab JAS 39 Gripens. The air fleet includes 15 attack…

ADF STAFF Despite much speculation that Chinese lenders were constructing a so-called “debt trap” as a way to claim key national assets from their African borrowers, an analysis by the think tank Chatham House suggests that China might…

ADF STAFF As it struggles with rising inflation and continuing drought, Djibouti has become the latest country to suspend its payments on Chinese debt. Djibouti’s decision to withhold repayment makes it the second African nation after…

ADF STAFF In an effort to bolster its military, which has suffered heavy losses in Ukraine, Russia reportedly is freeing prisoners from jails in Africa and conscripting them to fight in its war. Two senior military sources in the Central…