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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The African Union, the United Nations and other international partners have helped create increasingly sophisticated regional coordination mechanisms, but those…
Thousands of kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine, another African country recently discovered that dozens of its citizens have…
When Zimbabwe announced an immediate ban on the exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates in February, international analysts…
The Alliance of Sahel States’ new Unified Force (AES Unified Force) seeks to strengthen counterterrorism efforts in Burkina Faso, Mali and…
Since Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, the production of synthetic drugs such as Captagon, a highly addictive, amphetamine-like…
With his hands in bandages and his voice shaking, the Kenyan man wore a mask to hide his identity because…
A shadowy industry is thriving alongside Africa’s digital boom: mass-surveillance systems powered by artificial intelligence. As Chinese-built surveillance technology is…
About a dozen Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries died in a recent ambush by terrorists near the city of Nampala…
Senegal’s eastern Bakel Department has become the focal point for the government’s effort to prevent terrorist incursions from Mali. Jama’at…
Niger’s western Tillabéri region has emerged as the deadliest area in the central Sahel for civilians due to an uptick…
A dispute over freshwater access is brewing in southern Africa. Zimbabwe is building Gwayi-Shangani Lake, a reservoir to guarantee a…
In a first, the African Land Forces Summit was held in Europe and included representatives from the defense industry. The…