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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Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to prosecute suspected pirates and other sea criminals amid roiling insecurity sparked by a surge…
ADF STAFF The Nigerian Army has inaugurated its long-awaited aviation unit with the addition of two Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopters.…
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…
ADF STAFF A member of the Libyan Armed Forces looked across the vast desert in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, and watched a…
ADF STAFF Armed pirates captured a fishing vessel just outside Sierra Leone’s port in August 2023. Sierra Leonean, Liberian and…
ADF STAFF For the first time, the Kenya Navy and Kenya Coast Guard Service joined in the European Union’s Operation…
ADF STAFF Pharaoh Taharqa was devoted to tradition. He built pyramids. He embraced titles, spoke the Egyptian language and used…
CLUES This site has one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the region, dating back at least 13,000…