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 Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group that continues to launch deadly attacks against Somali civilians, Soldiers and international peacekeepers, has…
ADF STAFF A series of undercover “Operation Jackal” investigations have dealt a blow to Nigeria’s notorious Black Axe criminal networks.…
ADF STAFF Tension already was bubbling in the Horn of Africa in late August when two desert-camouflaged Egyptian military cargo…
ADF STAFF Militiamen waved their weapons in the air and chanted triumphantly over the lifeless bodies of five young men,…
ADF STAFF Increasing violence in Togo by extremists has stoked fears that neighboring Ghana might be the next coastal West…
ADF STAFF Long after a battle to control Tripoli erupted in 2019, Libya’s rival factions have continued to rely on…
ADF STAFF Militaries can no longer assume they dominate the skies. Extremist groups are increasingly using drones to conduct surveillance,…
ADF STAFF Somali security forces intercepted a shipment of suicide drones being secretly transported across the Puntland region, possibly to…
ADF STAFF The 2024 African Senior Enlisted Conference in Lilongwe, Malawi, brought noncommissioned officers from across the continent for four…
ADF STAFF The African Union has authorized more than 25 peace support operations across the continent over the past 20-plus…
ADF STAFF The recent lifting of the United Nations’ 11-year-old arms embargo on the Central African Republic has been praised…
ADF STAFF United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed was among the many speakers who delivered stark assessments on extremist violence…