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 There was a thunderous blast, flames shot into the sky and a dark cloud of smoke formed over…
STORY AND PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN TAYLOR DAVIS/U.S. AIR FORCE Modern security partnerships rely on the ability to collect, store and…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Nigerien police seized a record 17 metric tons of cannabis resin worth about $37 million in a shipment…
VOICE OF AMERICA Human Guinea worm cases in six African countries dropped to 27 in 2020, about 50% less than…
BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS At first, the satellite images appear to be of gray blobs in a forest of green…
As East Africa has endured one of the worst locust invasions in 70 years, a Kenyan company is fighting back…
ADF STAFF The African Union has launched a website to monitor threats against journalists to protect them and support a…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The Nigerian government has approved the creation of a company to fast-track development of critical infrastructure, with $2.6 billion in…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Twitter announced plans to hire 11 people and open an office in Ghana, the company’s first in Africa.…
ADF STAFF For a time, skirmishes between rival Nguni tribes in what is now South Africa were all bluster and…