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 Niger’s military has launched a program to improve the lives of citizens living in the Agadez region surrounding…
ADF STAFF Ghana’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development announced plans in mid-September to review licensing loopholes that allow foreign…
ADF STAFF The Islamic State group, which once held about a third of Syrian territory and even more ground in…
ADF STAFF Shaky cellphone videos captured the scene of a lone terrorist engaged in a shootout with police on the…
ADF STAFF Nigerien forces recently received special training in river-based patrolling on the Niger River. The training by a mobile…
ADF STAFF Armed members of the Nigerian Navy were crouched on the deck of a warship, their eyes locked on…
ADF STAFF Tanzanian authorities are focused on eliminating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and stimulating the country’s “blue economy,”…
ADF STAFF A Russian-language tablet computer discovered in an area south of Tripoli gives clues to the scale and scope…
ADF STAFF The kidnappers wore masks and fired guns randomly while blocking the Kaduna-Abuja road, a major highway in Nigeria,…
ADF STAFF In recent years, the uses for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have multiplied across Africa.…
ADF STAFF Emmanuel Essien has been missing since July 2019. Essien, a 28-year-old Ghanaian fisheries observer, was working on board…
ADF STAFF Extremist groups in the Sahel are eyeing gold mines as a way to pay for weapons, vehicles and…