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 Just as one maritime security challenge in Somalia seemed all but resolved, another one gained momentum. After years…
ADF STAFF Although the kidnapping of 276 students from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok led to global outrage,…
ADF STAFF Companies operating in Ghana’s trawl fishing industry must reapply for fishing licenses to continue working in the country’s…
ADF STAFF A wave of recent attacks by Islamist terrorists in northern Côte d’Ivoire indicate that the country’s worst fears…
ADF STAFF In February 2020, the leaders of terror groups in the Sahel gathered in central Mali for a rare…
ADF STAFF Mozambique is getting some backup in its yearslong battle against Islamist terrorists in the northern province of Cabo…
ADF STAFF The European Union in May issued Ghana a “yellow card” after concluding that the country’s level of development…
ADF STAFF With piracy increasing in the waters of West Africa, Nigeria recently launched its Deep Blue Project, a multipronged…
ADF STAFF Every time the Veracruz, a 108-meter refrigerated cargo ship, crossed the sea border from Namibia to Angola, it…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a peacekeeping operation established at the time of South Sudan’s independence…
ADF STAFF For 11 days in June, 7,800 participants from African nations, the United States and NATO countries trained together…
ADF STAFF The leaders of Uganda and Tanzania recently approved a new Chinese-backed pipeline to transport oil from the continent’s…