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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The African Union Has a Logistics Plan to Quickly Put Troops Where They’re Needed Most The African Union was created…
Contractors can be a real asset to today’s armed forces. But military oversight must continue after the contract is signed.…
Technology Saves Money and Protects Soldiers and Equipment Consider the typical tank used in combat. Tanks are a key component…
ADF STAFF Known as the “Black Decade,” the 1990s in Algeria were devastating. After a decision by the military to intervene…
Programs to Deradicalize Extremists Are Necessary and Imperfect The idealized version of deradicalization is that it happens in an instant.…
The extremist group skillfully uses the Internet and social network tools to attract people living on the margins of society.…
Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring and has long been held up as a model of stability and…
A Conversation with Ambassador Francisco Madeira, head of the African Union Mission in Somalia ADF STAFF Photos by AMISOM Ambassador Francisco Madeira…
Understanding Islamist Radicalization and Recruitment in Africa His name was Seifeddine Rezqui, a 23-year-old engineering student from the rather ordinary…
The Continent Is at the Center of a Three-Pronged Quest for Worldwide Jihad ISIS is advancing its plans for a worldwide…