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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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Early each morning, a crowd gathers outside Ahmad Isah’s radio studio in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, hoping to share…
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION Data analyst Fabrice Sonzahi enrolled in a course on artificial intelligence (AI) in Dakar, Senegal, hoping to…
ADF STAFF When legendary Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta made his way into what is now Somalia between 1330 and 1332, he…
VOICE OF AMERICA In Africa, hundreds of indigenous languages are on the verge of extinction. That includes at least 13…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Talal Afifi has worked for years to revive Sudanese cinema, which languished through three decades of authoritarian rule.…
BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Supporters of Tunisia’s Club Africain donated more than $450,000 in one day as they battled to…
VOICE OF AMERICA Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire say they rescued 137 child trafficking victims being groomed to work on cocoa…
VOICE OF AMERICA During a historic visit to Washington, D.C., Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said one goal looms above…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE French and British air force chiefs vowed to pursue the joint fight against extremists in the heart of…
U.S. AFRICA COMMAND U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) hosted senior members of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to discuss long-term defense…