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.
Browsing: Growth & Progress
ADF STAFF Governments are developing modern high-speed railway infrastructure to replace outdated diesel-powered locomotives with electric trains. Trains arrived in…
ADF STAFF In the past, Benin was perhaps best known for its cotton exports and its bright clothing designs. But…
REUTERS In late 2021, Nopea Ride, Kenya’s electric taxi fleet service, opened an electric vehicle (EV) charging hub at Village…
REUTERS In Nigeria, a country heavily reliant on revenues from its oil exports, entrepreneur Ifedolapo Runsewe has identified another type…
ADF STAFF A vaccine process tested in Burkina Faso and Mali could reduce malaria illnesses and deaths by 70%, scientists…
ADF STAFF Tanzania has plans to boost its “blue economy,” the sustainable use of ocean resources to support tourism, jobs…
ADF STAFF A cellphone app is helping Kenyan farmers diversify their crops and improve yields, despite the economic hardships caused…
ADF STAFF Ugandans traveling to neighboring South Sudan no longer require visas to enter the country. The move reciprocates one…
ADF STAFF The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is taking the lead on development projects designed to get the country’s economy…
ADF STAFF The Global Wind Energy Council says Africa has world-class wind power potential, which, if properly exploited, could meet…