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 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…
Long-serving dictators have many tricks to help them hold onto power. One is a process known as “coup-proofing,” or building…
ADF STAFF | Photos by TECH. SGT. ASHLEY NICOLE TAYLOR/U.S. AIR FORCE The United States has sold six MD 530F…
ADF STAFF The Sahel, a semiarid region stretching from Senegal on the Atlantic coast to Eritrea and the Red Sea,…
An Interview With Brig. Gen. Oumarou Namata, Commander of the G5 Sahel Joint Force ADF STAFF Brig. Gen. Oumarou Namata…
Sahel-Based Extremist Groups Shatter the Calm of Burkina Faso ADF STAFF Burkina Faso’s Splendid Hotel promotes itself to international visitors…
After Five Years, France’s Operation Barkhane Sees Progress Toward Peace in the Sahel ADF STAFF | Photos By Reuters Operation…
Extremism in Mali has Shifted to the Central Region, Where One Group Feeds on Ethnic and Cultural Tensions ADF STAFF…
Radio shows, WhatsApp groups, after-school programs and even comic books take aim at radical groups ADF STAFF The social media app TikTok…