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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ADF STAFF Anger at the harm caused by fishmeal factories in The Gambia turned violent in March when protesters burned…
ADF STAFF A recent terror attack on Palma, a strategic port town in northern Mozambique, left dozens of Mozambican troops…
ADF STAFF Three years after Russia’s Wagner Group began arriving in the Central African Republic, international observers have raised concerns…
ADF STAFF The gun-toting men arrived on motorbikes outside the boys’ secondary school in Kankara, Nigeria. They shot the school…
ADF STAFF A gory two-week siege in Palma, a port city on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, rattled…
ADF STAFF As moonlight glints off the waves of the Liberian coast, a group of divers with blowtorches and breathing…
ADF STAFF Military and public health leaders from across Africa gathered virtually for the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance (APORA)…
ADF STAFF A piracy incident last year in the Gulf of Guinea exposed the use of illegal and dangerous tactics…
ADF STAFF There was a thunderous blast, flames shot into the sky and a dark cloud of smoke formed over a…
ADF STAFF Illegal fishing in West Africa has decimated marine life, threatened food security and left artisanal fishermen impoverished. The…
ADF STAFF When Cmdr. Prince Boateng, a Ghana native, returned home in March, he wore a U.S. Navy uniform. He…
ADF STAFF COVID-19 lockdowns led to a sharp drop in illegal wildlife trafficking, according to a new study. The study…