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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In July and August, more than 800 Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and commanders defected from the Sudanese paramilitary group…
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) was one of seven armed Ethiopian groups that recently formed an alliance aiming to…
A recent fish trade agreement between Somalia and China is being billed as a job-creating initiative that will boost the…
As China has expanded its investment in mineral mining projects on the continent, allegations of environmental and human rights abuses…
Over the last two years, Somalia’s al-Shabaab terrorists have established a relationship with Houthi rebels in Yemen — one that…
The Sudanese Armed Forces might be using and stockpiling chlorine-based chemical weapons for use against the rival Rapid Support Forces…
Drones have become an in-demand surveillance tool and weapon of choice with 34 African nations operating drone programs. But a…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are sending weapons across the Red Sea and sharing technology and knowledge with armed groups in a…
Members of the Tunisian Special Operations Maritime Task Group rappelled from a Tunisian UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and onto a large…
The late August mutiny against Niger’s ruling junta raised questions about its dependence on Russia’s Africa Corps for security, growing…
Terror groups and criminal gangs are turning kidnapping for ransom into a lucrative business in Nigeria. These groups were paid…
A campaign of airstrikes in Somalia forced al-Shabaab to limit group communications and shift away from large gatherings of top…