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.
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Photos by Minusca It was a rare moment of joy in the Central African Republic village of Sanguéré-Lim as fighters…
The al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin carried out a sweeping coordinated attack on seven military locations in western Mali, including…
In what has been described as a first-of-its-kind operation targeting how crime finances terrorism, authorities working with Interpol and Afripol…
When deadly floods swept through Gabarone, Botswana, in February 2025, the Botswana Defence Force swung into action, working alongside government…
Maj. Gen. Fructueux Gbaguidi, an Army officer with more than 35 years of experience, has studied and trained at institutions…
In a grueling, eight-day exercise spread across three departments in Benin’s southern zone, members of the National Guard were pushed to…
Islamic State group and al-Qaida terrorists have been tapping social media technology for more than a decade to recruit and…
Just before the sun began its evening retreat in the skies over Lagos, Nigeria, on January 27, 2002, a fire…
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) lasted 16 years and was one of the most ambitious peacekeeping efforts in…
As Africa’s population continues to grow, cities could see unprecedented levels of insecurity, from within and from outside, according to…