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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A Soldier from the Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) swipes away desert sand in search of a simulated improvised explosive device…
ADF STAFF China’s interest and involvement in Africa includes everything from establishing economic markets to negotiating lucrative infrastructure projects worth…
ADF STAFF The primary job of Mauritania’s 300 camel-riding Mehari National Guard members is to patrol remote areas of the…
ADF STAFF For a nation’s military to be ethical and effective, it must adhere to certain objective standards. Chief among…
ADF STAFF There’s a new armed group striking terror in the people of Mali. The fighters speak a strange language.…
ADF STAFF As nations emerge from the pandemic, they are trying to boost economic growth wherever possible. One focus is the…
Vice Adm. Awwal Zubairu Gambo has served in the Nigerian Navy for more than 30 years. His career includes time…
ADF STAFF | PHOTOS BY NIMASA As 2021 drew to a close, the once-perilous waters off Nigeria’s coast were showing…
ADF STAFF AsRussian armored personnel carriers and tanks trundled into Ukraine carrying more than 100,000 conscripts, Sudanese Gen. Mohamed Hamdan…
BY DR. KAMAL-DEEN ALI, GHANA NAVY (RET.) and DR. HUMPHREY ASAMOAH AGYEKUM Since independence, Ghana’s Navy has been the sole seagoing…