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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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has acquired new helicopters and is reactivating old aircraft to better…
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION Malawi’s government is trying a new strategy to protect its fast-dwindling forests: sending in the Army. With…
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Malian Soldiers and former Tuareg rebels staged their first joint patrol in northern Mali, a key step…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tunisia’s Coast Guard seized 31 kilograms of pure cocaine, valued at more than $6 million, off the Mediterranean…
VOICE OF AMERICA The border between Nigeria and Cameroon has been fully reopened for the first time in three years.…
REUTERS Kenya set fire to 5,250 illegal firearms as part of a national effort to fight crimes such as cattle…
REUTERS Tunisian security forces dismantled 160 terror cells in the first 10 months of 2016, about 45 percent more than…
ADF STAFF A long-serving officer of the Uganda People’s Defence Force has been named the country’s first female major general.…
ADF STAFF The Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) is playing a key role in distributing aid and rebuilding infrastructure after…
ADF STAFF A Nigerian Army operation led to the release of 566 people from the hands of Boko Haram. Many of…