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: AFP/Getty Images Sudan was in a hopeful position after shaking off 30 years of brutal, autocratic…
ADF STAFF Soldiers in the Tunisian Army were in the village of Kesra in July 2021, taking on duties that…
ADF STAFF In Frederick Forsyth’s 1974 novel, “The Dogs of War,” a band of mercenaries slips into a small, fictional…
In Russia’s frenzied attempt to flex its muscles, get access to natural resources and increase its geopolitical relevance, it relies…
BY CYRIL ZENDA A ruthless and shadowy insurgent group has taken root in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. The Islamic…
ADF STAFF In Madagascar, a webpage in the Malagasy language shows a cartoon of a Russian bear awakening from hibernation…
Photos by MINUSCA Lt. Gen. Daniel Sidiki Traoré was appointed force commander of MINUSCA in January 2020 after serving as…
ADF STAFF In late 2019, as a fierce battle raged in Libya to save the southern suburbs of Tripoli, medics…
ADF STAFF Russian mercenaries have been linked to human rights abuses and have tried to profit off the chaos in…
ADF STAFF Conflict among oil, gas and mining companies and the people who live nearby is nothing new. In the…