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 The Methane Princess, a liquified natural gas tanker ship, was docked off Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on October 17…
ADF STAFF From Mauritania to Benin, trawlers’ illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing tactics are drawing scrutiny. Vessels in West…
ADF STAFF Morocco and the U.S. have signed a 10-year deal that will support the nations’ shared military goals. The…
ADF STAFF The fishing nets hauled aboard a Chinese trawler swelled with sardinella, a tiny silver fish that is a…
ADF STAFF An insurgency in Ghana’s Volta region started in early September with a declaration of sovereignty and a manhunt…
ADF STAFF In the farming communities of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, Boko Haram extremists have spent years raiding farms, stealing…
ADF STAFF The Chinese government recently imposed a strict 10-year fishing ban on the 6,300-kilometer-long Yangtze River to preserve native…
ADF STAFF The Sahel in Africa, one of the world’s most fragile regions, is experiencing a confluence of deadly crises,…
ADF STAFF Mauritanians are demanding justice after artisanal fishermen died when their boat was struck by a large Chinese trawler.…
ADF STAFF Niger’s Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST) has a new home in Niamey that agency leaders and international allies…
ADF STAFF Wildlife monitors observing endangered black rhinos in Zimbabwe recently came across something unexpected. Amid the pristine landscape of…
ADF STAFF China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a sprawling strategic infrastructure program, has been viewed with skepticism since its…