The Angolan government has charged two Russian nationals with terrorism, espionage and influence peddling 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.
Terrorism attacks and deaths fell sharply worldwide in 2025, including in parts of Africa, but…
Sahelian terrorist groups and criminal gangs are leveraging an expanding insurgency corridor in Nigeria’s Kebbi-Kainji-Borgu…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is planning two regional security exercises to harmonize regional…
Arms imports in West Africa have climbed in the past decade, even as weaponry sales…
The African Union, the United Nations and other international partners have helped create increasingly sophisticated…
Thousands of kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine, another African country recently discovered that…
When Zimbabwe announced an immediate ban on the exports of all raw minerals and lithium…
The Alliance of Sahel States’ new Unified Force (AES Unified Force) seeks to strengthen counterterrorism efforts…
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…