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 Foreign fishing fleets have targeted the African continent’s coast for decades, devastating fish stocks, depriving millions of income…
ADF STAFF Before South African officials could tear down a makeshift bridge across the Limpopo River, they had to deal…
ADF STAFF A common practice for vessels fishing illegally is to park themselves outside a country’s protected waters during the day…
ADF STAFF The war between Russia and Ukraine should be a wakeup call for the 38 coastal countries of Africa…
ADF STAFF The cranes that unload containers from ships at two of South Africa’s busiest ports slowed nearly to a…
Dr. Jabu Mtsweni is manager of the Information and Cyber Security Research Centre at the Council for Scientific and Industrial…
ADF STAFF Photos by: AFP/GETTY IMAGES As young men prowled the streets of Mocímboa da Praia with machetes and AK-47s…
ADF STAFF Photos by: AFP/GETTY IMAGES fter Twitter deleted a post by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021, Nigeria shut…
BY CYRIL ZENDA Talakufa Mudzikiti thought that the 1979 cease-fire ending Zimbabwe’s 15-year war would make it safe to search…
ADF STAFF Small clouds of red dust rose from the Russian mercenaries’ truck as they rode into the heart of…