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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Effective communication is key to the success of military training events such as Obangame Express, which builds cooperation to fight…
The specters of terrorism, piracy and smuggling loomed as more than 1,000 participants from 20 nations trained to conduct multinational…
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in March 2025 launched Operation True Guardian in the nation’s west to “restore public…
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) recorded 116 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2024, four less than…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) broke ground in December 2024 on a military logistics hub in Botswana to ensure…
Interpol arrested 306 people and seized 1,842 electronic devices across seven African nations in an international operation that targeted perpetrators…
The Economic Community of West African States conducted Operation Safe Domain III, aimed at keeping the Gulf of Guinea free…
Just three years after the Nigerian Air Force took delivery of a dozen A-29 Super Tucanos, Airmen there have logged…
Guinea-Bissau, a West African nation once known as a “narco-state,” intercepted 2.63 metric tons of cocaine just months after the…
Botswana Defence Force Commander Lt. Gen. Placid Segokgo was eager to host the 2024 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in…