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 AFP/GETTY IMAGES Morocco is an unlikely place for the rehabilitation of imprisoned extremists. The Global…
CAPT. TAHIR NGADA, NIGERIAN NAVY The importance of the Gulf of Guinea to Africa and the wider world can hardly…
ADF STAFF | photos by Getty Images About 100 marauders stormed the Cameroonian town of Mozogo at 1:30 a.m. on…
Brig. Gen. Daniel Kuwali served in the directorate of legal services for the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) for 23 years.…
ADF STAFF Coup attempts were frequent in Africa in the post-independence and Cold War periods. By comparison, the past 20…
ADF STAFF Burkina Faso has struggled with extremist violence pouring out of neighboring Mali since 2015. But November 14, 2021,…
ADF STAFF For centuries, scholars have studied how best to prepare Soldiers to make ethical decisions. Why do some units…
ADF STAFF When war broke out in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in 2020, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed quickly ordered the…
ADF STAFF Coups and coup attempts have made a resurgence on the continent in the past few years. In the…
AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES On the sidelines of the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., the Africa Center…