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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Although there has been a drop in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, seafarers still face “significant risks,” the International…
Askia the Great ruled over the largest empire in West Africa’s history. In the late 15th century, his Songhai Empire…
CLUES This site, in what is now Kenya, was one of the most important Swahili cities in East Africa from…
Rear Adm. António Duarte Monteiro, chief of staff of the Cabo Verdean Armed Forces, spoke in Praia on May 5,…
Effective communication is key to the success of military training events such as Obangame Express, which builds cooperation to fight…
The specters of terrorism, piracy and smuggling loomed as more than 1,000 participants from 20 nations trained to conduct multinational…
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in March 2025 launched Operation True Guardian in the nation’s west to “restore public…
Mauritius Police Force and National Coast Guard Police Sgt. Thomas Shane climbs a hook ladder for visit, board, search and…
Morocco has deployed the first of its new Apache AH-64E helicopters during a military training exercise with the United States.…