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 Twenty years ago, few had heard of cyber warfare. Religious extremism was not considered a threat to most…
When South Korea faced a communist incursion from the North in 1950, it asked the world for help. One country…
ADF STAFF When Sierra Leonean fishermen board their small wooden boats and head out into the open sea to make…
MAJ. GEN. (RET.) MUHAMMAD INUWA IDRIS ilitary officers have all benefited from professional military education (PME) throughout their careers. PME…
When it comes to building military capacity in Africa, adding aircraft tends to take a back seat because of the…
ADF STAFF M.K. was an unruly child, by his own admission. The Idgwi island boy was not a good student.…
Lt. Gen. Molla Hailemariam is ground force commander of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). His military career began in…
BRIG. GEN. (RET.) KHALIFA NAFTI/TUNISIAN AIR FORCE More than eight years after the Arab Spring protests of 2011, many people…
MUSTAFA ELSAGEZLI Since 2011, Libya has gone through almost unimaginable turmoil with every aspect of society touched by violence. During…
ADF STAFF One of the world’s largest maritime exercises included Djibouti in October and November 2019, providing training for African…