As foreign powers sign business deals and deepen diplomatic ties in Africa, one foreign player…
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.
In the defense sector, the threat and promise of artificial intelligence is everywhere. AI-powered facial…
In the past year and a half, South African police have busted three industrial-scale drug…
Terrorist groups in Nigeria’s northeastern states are expanding their use of commercial, off-the-shelf drones (COTS),…
With the threat of terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab and the Islamic State continuing to…
Russian mercenaries have taken control of the border zone shared by the Central African Republic,…
Some African air forces are overhauling their fleets while weighing affordability, the types of fighter…
Chinese-owned vessels continue to threaten fisheries and livelihoods in Ghanaian waters, despite the country’s successful…
Representatives from Kenya’s National Defence College (NDC) recently visited the United States Army War College…
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…