Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri, Malawi Defence Force chief of staff speaks to media during a press huddle after the African Land Forces Summit 2017 opening ceremony, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 8, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats.

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