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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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U.S. Troops Ahead of Schedule in Niger Withdrawal

ADF Jul 23, 2024 0

ADF STAFF Nigerien Chief of Staff of the Army Col. Maj. Mamane Sani Kiaou has worked closely with the United States military in recent months to arrange for the phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from the West African country. Kiaou and a…

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Experts: Ambitious Plan for West Africa Security Force Faces Challenges

ADF Jul 23, 2024 0

ADF STAFF In a region facing terrorism, coups and transnational organized crime, leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have long sought to build a standby force to bolster security. Member nations’ defense and…

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C-130 Hercules Aircraft to Enhance Botswana’s Peacekeeping Capabilities

ADF Jul 23, 2024 0

ADF STAFF The Botswana Defence Force took possession of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft provided by the U.S. in a transfer ceremony during the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Gaborone. Known for its toughness and versatility,…

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China Becomes Africa’s Top Weapons Supplier, But Motive and Quality Stir Debate

ADF Jul 23, 2024 0

ADF STAFF China has eclipsed Russia as the largest exporter of arms to Sub-Saharan Africa. These weapons — including drones, rockets, artillery, armored vehicles, aircraft, firearms, ammunition, missiles, space systems, radar and…

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Experts Warn of AI-Powered Disinformation

ADF Jul 23, 2024 0

ADF STAFF Information warfare has become a ubiquitous threat in nearly all of Africa’s violent conflicts. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and the Sahel region, social media platforms have augmented…

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RSF Conquest in Sennar Opens Path to Key Territories in Eastern Sudan

ADF Jul 23, 2024 0

ADF STAFF Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have added Sennar state, a key agricultural region, to their zone of control as they sweep through the southern parts of the country with little resistance from the rival Sudanese Armed Forces…

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Warring Sides in Sudan Use Access to Food as a Weapon

ADF Jul 23, 2024 0

ADF STAFF Of all the weapons at their disposal, Sudan’s two warring generals have turned in recent months to one that is cheap, familiar and devastating: starvation. “Both the SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces) and the RSF (Rapid Support Forces)…

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Terror Attacks Increase in Togo as Sahel Extremists Encroach

ADF Jul 23, 2024 0

ADF STAFF Violent extremist organizations from northern Benin and Burkina Faso are increasingly targeting northern Togo as conflicts from the Sahel spill into coastal countries. Four people on a tricycle in the north-central town of…

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Potent New Drugs a Growing Concern Across Africa

ADF Jul 16, 2024 0

ADF STAFF Ernest Fornah, 32, is among Sierra Leone’s growing number of kush addicts. He smokes the drug four times a day and often can be found sitting with other users on streets and alleyways in Freetown, the capital. “These drugs are…

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Community Engagement Can Help Police Stave Off Extremism

ADF Jul 16, 2024 0

ADF STAFF The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia is prioritizing community policing techniques as it prepares Somali security forces to assume full control of the country when the mission exits in December 2024. The mission,…