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 Reuters Somalia, which has been engulfed in conflict since 2009, now has two systems struggling to exert control…
Terror came to Benin in 2019. Sahel-based extremists emerged from Pendjari National Park and kidnapped two French tourists and their…
COMMANDER SETH ANTHONY DZAKPASU, GHANA ARMED FORCES | photos by reuters As the threat of violent extremism was growing in…
The Islamic State group’s attack on Puntland Defense Forces early in 2025 represented a key change in tactics and technology…
Private military companies, private security companies, paramilitary forces and mercenaries have operated in Africa for decades, but their use by…
As two generals in Sudan wreak havoc on their nation in their own quests for wealth and power, other countries…
Africa is now the continent most affected by terrorism. Each day, an average of eight terror attacks results in 44…
When security forces in Puntland, Somalia, raided a vehicle convoy traveling south from Garowe, they confiscated a collection of drones…
Photos by MINUSCA Lt. Gen. Humphrey Nyone has served in the Zambian military since 1994 and has held various roles,…
Photos by AFP/Getty Images Africa has by far the youngest population among the continents, with about 40% of its population…