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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After his Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured Goma in late January, Corneille Nangaa strode into the city with the proud gait…
From the shores of Eyl, a fishing community in Somalia’s autonomous Puntland State, locals watched with growing anger the lights…
Members of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) and Russian mercenaries now known as Africa Corps are accused of killing nine…
In late January, South Africans discovered their national weather service had been taken offline by a cyberattack from an unknown…
Russia has expanded its military presence in Libya by transferring personnel and equipment to the Maaten al-Sarra base near the…
Many of the Nigerian security forces who have fought Boko Haram and Islamic State-affiliated terrorists struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder…
Iran and Russia are seeking to capitalize on the chaos in Sudan as they look for new locations to establish…
With their fight against terrorists foundering and their economies teetering, the Sahel’s three junta-led nations are putting the squeeze on…
African militaries are working to expand and modernize their air fleets to project power across vast territories, stop threats from…
Few weapons have changed the nature of warfare in Africa quite like drones. And few drones have been as popular…
A Cameroonian man was being treated in the infirmary of a Russian military camp in eastern Ukraine when he shared…
ADF STAFF The deadliest terrorist attack in Beninese history has shaken the country and its military, leading to harsh criticism…