About a dozen Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries died in a recent ambush by terrorists…
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.
Senegal’s eastern Bakel Department has become the focal point for the government’s effort to prevent…
Niger’s western Tillabéri region has emerged as the deadliest area in the central Sahel for…
A dispute over freshwater access is brewing in southern Africa. Zimbabwe is building Gwayi-Shangani Lake,…
In a first, the African Land Forces Summit was held in Europe and included representatives…
Chadian President Mahamat Déby has ordered his military to retaliate against attacks originating in Sudan…
A new report documents the huge scale of illegal activity by Chinese “floating fish factories”…
Somalia’s al-Shabaab terrorists and Yemen’s Houthi militants have long been known to cooperate across the…
Coastal West African countries are strengthening counterterrorism partnerships after the 2025 rupture with Sahelian nations…
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…