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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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…
ADF STAFF On an August day in the Malian village of Gossi, a group gathered to mark the opening of…
ADF STAFF | Photos by Reuters If any country should know about the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of enemy fighters,…
ADF STAFF The proliferation of armed groups in Africa’s second-largest country has destabilized the nation for decades, but an incident…