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 The Congo Basin rainforest is huge, second only to the Amazon. It sprawls across six nations, but it…
ADF STAFF Namibian tax authorities made a shocking discovery in 2017. Millions of dollars were leaving the country for China,…
Story by ADF STAFF | Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES More than 20 African nations have started administering millions of free…
ADF STAFF | Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES The former Portuguese colony of Guinea-Bissau has been dogged by unrest and instability…
ADF STAFF During the four centuries of its rule, the Mali Empire was known around the world for its fabulous…
ADF STAFF Twelve years ago, Dr. Andrew Rhyne, a marine biologist and expert on wildlife trafficking, was trying to figure…
ADF STAFF Wildlife ranger work traditionally has been a men’s-only club in Southern Africa. So when the nonprofit International Anti-Poaching…
Story by ADF STAFF | Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES The global pandemic did not lock down wildlife traffickers. Authorities in…
ADF Staff Dr. John Nkengasong, a virologist, has been the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…
ADF STAFF When the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Malawi in early April 2020, the nation known as the “warm heart…