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: Keeping the Peace
A major step has been taken in the Central African Republic toward better protection of civilians and a return to…
Senior United Nations officials are warning of the consequences of not protecting women and their rights in conflict zones, amid…
An African Union official said the African Standby Force needs to evolve as the continent’s security landscape changes. In a…
The European Union Training Mission in Mozambique taught Mozambican personnel tactical air control, including air-ground cooperation, before ending with an…
UNITED NATIONS In marking the International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers in May 2024, officials pointed to the increasing importance of…
ATMIS The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia trained criminal investigation officers from Hirshabelle State to help them detect and…
ADF STAFF Intelligence, boosted by surveillance and reconnaissance drones, helped United Nations peacekeepers identify and destroy at least eight militia…
Late 2023 saw a surge in intercommunal conflict in parts of South Sudan, resulting in 862 instances of death, injury,…
The African Union, by way of its Peace and Security Council, has endorsed a Southern African Development Community decision to…
ADF STAFF The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces explosive devices team started 2024 by clearing improvised explosive devices (IED) on the…