A region in northeast Nigeria has been dubbed “the Timbuktu Triangle” by terror groups as…
Africa Defense Forum
ADF is a professional military magazine published quarterly by U.S. Africa Command to provide an international forum for African security professionals. ADF covers topics such as counter terrorism strategies, security and defense operations, transnational crime, and all other issues affecting peace, stability, and good governance on the African continent.
As the Economic Community of West African States prepares to establish a regional force to…
The campus of the International Counter-Terrorism Academy in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire, looked like a scene…
Flintlock 26 wasn’t just a military exercise. For co-host Libya, it was a historic event…
Mozambique has long been a key transit point for the trafficking of drugs such as…
From the ports of Cameroon to the islands of Comoros, Russian vessels are increasingly registering tankers…
The retreat of Malian and Russian forces from Kidal after their defeat by combined insurgent…
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a May 3 drone strike against a fuel storage…
The future of Rwanda’s military deployment in northern Mozambique is uncertain, as Kigali has tied…
When deadly floods swept through Gabarone, Botswana, in February 2025, the Botswana Defence Force swung…
Gen. Charles Muriu Kahariri, Kenya’s chief of the defense forces, gave the opening remarks at…