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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Experts are alarmed at growing violence in the Sahel and the possibility of extremist groups consolidating gains to form a…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was en route to Mogadishu International Airport on March 18 when al-Shabaab militants launched a…
ADF STAFF Three vast, connected national parks in West Africa — the W, Arly and Pendjari — are known as…
Attack drones launched by the Government of National Accord during Libya’s civil war in 2020 reportedly used artificial intelligence (AI)…
Faced with a rising tide of external threats in the north, Benin has spent much of the past eight years…
Rowland Turaki was a cybersecurity student in Lagos, Nigeria, when he answered an advertisement seeking customer service representatives for a…
Although Morocco has not experienced a major terror attack in more than a decade, it remains a target for terror…
The Islamic State group’s Somalia branch has become a crucial hub for financing terror across Africa, the Middle East and…
Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is reviewing its strategy as terror organizations launch fresh attacks. The NCTC, the Office of…
ADF STAFF In recent months, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have recaptured crucial territory from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
The Ghana Armed Forces showcased its new skills house where personnel will be trained to combat terrorism. The facility, which…
After years of on-again, off-again negotiations, Sudan has agreed to let Russia establish its first naval base on the continent…