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 | Photos by afp/getty images As Senegalese citizens marked the 64th anniversary of their nation’s independence, children embraced…
DEFENCEWEB Tunisia’s Air Force has taken delivery of eight Beechcraft T-6C Texan II trainer airplanes from the United States. Tunisian…
DEFENCEWEB Kenya has rededicated the patrol vessel KNS Shupavu after a local overhaul performed by Kenya Shipyards Ltd. at a…
DEFENCEWEB The United States has announced an $80 million grant to supply four Bell 412EP helicopters to the Zambia Air…
ADF STAFF A four-month joint operation by Interpol and Afripol involving 25 countries helped stop cybercrime schemes that steal from…
ADF STAFF With cybercrime growing rapidly across Africa, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) plans to launch a Directorate of Cyber…
BIRD STORY AGENCY Malawi announced it will use drones to protect elephants from poachers in some of its wildlife reserves.…
ADF STAFF As the number of coups grows across Africa, economists are tracking the cost in terms of slowed growth and…
ADF Staff It was a life filled with firsts. Maj. Gen. Constance Edjeani-Afenu of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF) was a…
KENYA DEFENCE FORCES Members of Kenya’s Quick Reaction Force (QRF) and the Brazilian Jungle Warfare Mobile Training Team completed a…