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ADF STAFF Governments are developing modern high-speed railway infrastructure to replace outdated diesel-powered locomotives with electric trains. Trains arrived in…
ADF STAFF Great Zimbabwe is mostly deserted now, but in its time it was a wondrous place. Historians believe that…
CLUES This fortified village is made up of a group of earthen dwellings. Some structures date to the 17th century.…
President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana spoke to Soldiers of the Botswana Defence Force at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in…
story and photos by AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE For many peanut growers in the Paoua region of the Central African Republic, life…
ADF STAFF Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure on January 10, 2022, by ordering millions of students back to…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE When it opened in 1960, the Ducor hotel in Monrovia, Liberia, was one of the only five-star hotels…
ADF STAFF Those committed to defending their nations know they also must be prepared to help those who serve alongside…
REUTERS In a tin shed off the backstreets of Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) capital, a barefoot…