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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Russian mercenaries have taken control of the border zone shared by the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Sudan, effectively…
Some African air forces are overhauling their fleets while weighing affordability, the types of fighter aircraft to buy, and getting…
Chinese-owned vessels continue to threaten fisheries and livelihoods in Ghanaian waters, despite the country’s successful crackdown on transshipment at sea…
Representatives from Kenya’s National Defence College (NDC) recently visited the United States Army War College (USAWC) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to…
Locals in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region say Eritrean troops have entered border areas, raising concerns about a return to war.…
Chinese companies are present in more than one-third of all African port developments. As noted by the Africa Center for…
As Sudan’s civil war rages to its south, Egypt has boosted security along its southwestern border to prevent violence and…
A recent investigation has cast light on the shadowy web of operatives, recruiters, social media influencers and travel agents who…
The terrorist attack on the airport serving Niger’s capital, Niamey, in January provided another example of how Sahelian extremists threaten…
With geopolitical fault lines deepening in the Sudanese civil war, experts are warning that there is a growing threat of…
The killers came from the Kainji forest in central Nigeria. By the time they were done, the village of Woro…
One of the challenges in Nigeria’s war on terrorism has been the blurry lines between combatants and civilians. Militant groups…