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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More than 1,000 kilometers separate Islamic State group (IS) affiliates in the Lake Chad Basin and the Liptako-Gourma corner of…
Since Sudan’s civil war began in 2022, mercenaries from Chad, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan have operated in the country…
Botswana Defence Force (BDF) intelligence personnel analyzed the threat report as it came in on August 12: Unidentified drones were…
Sahel terrorists are targeting gold mines and surrounding communities in search of revenue, recruits and weaponry such as explosives. In…
Experts and officials are grappling with the future of African peacekeeping operations amid a new reality of rising terrorism and…
Armed pirates in mid-August boarded and seized a cargo vessel about 4 nautical miles off the Somali coast. About a…
On October 7, 2025, a group of heavily armed men in military fatigues visited a mosque in Mocímboa da Praia,…
No longer simply a way to produce propaganda, AI has become a key tool for terrorist groups who use it…
Nigeria’s battle with terrorism is colliding with a rapidly expanding digital ecosystem, and video-sharing platform TikTok is emerging as terror…
Vessels connected to Russia’s widely sanctioned “shadow fleet” are abusing continental shipping registries to continue exporting oil and fund Moscow’s…
The Kenya Navy discovered more than a metric ton of methamphetamine when it intercepted the MV Mashallah, a small, unregistered…
ADF STAFF Terrorist groups are experimenting with AI to spread their ideology and make attacks more deadly. But security professionals…