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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Photos by AFP/Getty Images Africa has by far the youngest population among the continents, with about 40% of its population…
In the nearly two decades since the African Union launched its mission to stabilize Somalia, one weapon has wrought the…
ADF STAFF | Photos by ATMIS In the yearslong war against violent extremism across Africa, countries have tried a range…
Tourism, nightlife and new businesses have returned around Mogadishu’s Lido Beach and throughout the city. But one Friday night in…
As 2024 ended, Sahel security remained dire. Terror attacks led by an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group were…
ADF STAFF On a runway at an undisclosed location in South Africa, the Milkor company marked a milestone. On September…
Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has served in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for more than 30 years. A pilot with…
ADF STAFF In 2016, Rwanda became the first nation in the world to use drones to deliver medicine and blood…
The Nigerian Navy pursued the oil tanker MT Heroic Idun into the Gulf of Guinea. Navy officials suspected the ship…
Across the continent, military forces stalk insurgents and violent extremists, peering through range finders and binoculars, rifle scopes and night…