Russia’s Africa Corps is shifting fighters out of Mali’s northern regions to protect the capital…
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.
Artificial intelligence plays an increasing role in the way security services respond to disasters and…
Since Sudan’s civil war began in 2023, there has been widespread fear that prolonged fighting…
Guineans received surprising news in late March, when the government announced that it had dismantled…
Illegal Chinese miners in Mali have increasingly come under attack from Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin…
Three Mexican nationals were among nine people arrested by Nigerian authorities on May 20 at…
Members of the Libyan and Ivoirian armed forces say that the 2026 edition of Flintlock…
A propaganda video showed a boatload of heavily armed Boko Haram fighters heading toward a…
Strife is growing in eastern Chad’s ethnic Zaghawa communities amid allegations of support for Sudan’s…
As 2025 wound down, four African regions continued to endure terrorist threats: the Sahel, particularly…
Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu of Ethiopia, executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), addressed…