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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When Maj. Gen. Al-Nour Ahmed “al-Qubba” Adam defected from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April, he brought a…
Several African nations have signed military cooperation agreements with Russia, pinning their hopes on Moscow as they confront jihadist insurgencies.…
With control of nearly 90% of Zimbabwe’s mining industry, Chinese companies are facing a new level of scrutiny, particularly in…
Russia’s Africa Corps is shifting fighters out of Mali’s northern regions to protect the capital and the ruling junta while…
Artificial intelligence plays an increasing role in the way security services respond to disasters and humanitarian crises like floods and…
Since Sudan’s civil war began in 2023, there has been widespread fear that prolonged fighting could spill across its borders…
Guineans received surprising news in late March, when the government announced that it had dismantled a suspected terrorist network linked…
Illegal Chinese miners in Mali have increasingly come under attack from Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a powerful coalition of Sahelian…
Three Mexican nationals were among nine people arrested by Nigerian authorities on May 20 at the largest industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory…
Members of the Libyan and Ivoirian armed forces say that the 2026 edition of Flintlock demonstrated how special forces operators…
A propaganda video showed a boatload of heavily armed Boko Haram fighters heading toward a Lake Chad island held by…
Strife is growing in eastern Chad’s ethnic Zaghawa communities amid allegations of support for Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…