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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ADF STAFF The East African Community (EAC) is preparing to create a counterterrorism center to help coordinate the region’s response…
ADF STAFF With piracy increasing in the waters off West Africa, Nigeria launched its Deep Blue Project, a multipronged approach…
ADF STAFF The Kenya Defence Forces’ National Defence College has received a charter to become a full-fledged university. The upgrade…
ADF STAFF There was a thunderous blast, flames shot into the sky and a dark cloud of smoke formed over…
STORY AND PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN TAYLOR DAVIS/U.S. AIR FORCE Modern security partnerships rely on the ability to collect, store and…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Nigerien police seized a record 17 metric tons of cannabis resin worth about $37 million in a shipment…
U.N. MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN Chief Inspector Doreen Mazuba Malambo of Zambia believes in a simple motto: “When you teach…
ADF STAFF The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is improving its ability to investigate, arrest and prosecute criminals, including those who…
ADF STAFF A pilot project by Chad’s Armed Forces aims to create a self-sustaining food supply for the military by developing…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE About 70 armed groups have agreed to a cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) South…