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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VOICE OF AMERICA Tanzania is planning to build a cable car service on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak and a…
ADF STAFF The storyteller historians of the Kingdom of Benin say that in about the year 1200, Evian, the kingdom’s…
CLUES It is an oasis known as “the pearl of the desert.” The area has been settled since prehistoric times,…
From algorithms to track “dark” ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing system to undercut corruption, Nigeria’s Department…
ADF STAFF The Nile River, the world’s longest, meanders northward through the eastern half of Africa, bringing power, agriculture and,…
REUTERS Abla Ogodo used to walk 10 kilometers to fetch water for her family. Now that a new well in…
ADF STAFF In a 12-hour stretch, Ethiopians fanned out across the country and planted 353 million trees. The reforestation campaign…
ADF STAFF Netflix has commissioned its first African animated series from South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studio. Zambian writer Malenga Mulendema…
REUTERS The NBA will invest millions of dollars in Basketball Africa League, its first professional league outside North America, and…