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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A Mauritanian National Guardsman demonstrates a thermal image from a camera attached to a drone outside Oualata in April 2025. These…
Kenya’s inventory of armored vehicles continues to grow with its acquisition of new Springbuck armored personnel carriers from South Africa…
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has launched a new offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Moroccan Navy, with delivery scheduled for 2026.…
Botswana plans to acquire two C-130H Hercules transport planes, each valued at $12 million, from the United States. Pending aircraft…
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Defence Soipan Tuya is calling on African nations to take the lead in making sure that…
Senegal has begun building West Africa’s first optical astronomical observatory near Thies. The observatory, overseen by the Senegalese Agency for…
Ethiopia and Nigeria are joining forces to develop a fleet of African-made aerial drones capable of civilian and military applications.…
Senegalese and Mauritanian armed forces have intensified joint security operations along their shared border in response to growing terrorism in…
Somalia has unveiled a national strategy designed to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the weapon of choice for terror group…
Nigeria announced plans to open an Armed Forces Museum that it says will honor its military heritage by preserving the…