Future Force

BIRD STORY AGENCY Malawi announced it will use drones to protect elephants from poachers in some of its wildlife reserves.  The drones will be used for surveillance in Nyika, Kasungu, Nkhotakota, Majete Vwaza and Liwonde wildlife…

ADF STAFF A new tool uses artificial intelligence to monitor and forecast flooding around the world.  Twenty-three African countries are participating in Google’s Flood Hub artificial intelligence platform. Google launched the…

REUTERS In an effort to stop poachers and others who poison wildlife, Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife is turning to an unlikely ally: vultures.  Park rangers at Kafue National Park tag white-backed and hooded…

DEFENCEWEB A study by a researcher at Stellenbosch University found that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is vulnerable to cyberattacks and must increase cybersecurity awareness among military officers, offer appropriate…

ADF STAFF Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is pushing to produce military weapons, vehicles and equipment that are “Made in Nigeria” to support the fight against extremist groups, bandits and…

ADF STAFF An Egyptian company has unveiled a domestically made command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR) system. The system works with defense systems from around the world,…