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 Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) busted a major drug cartel with operations in Imo and Rivers…
ADF STAFF A loss of territory and manpower have resulted in Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province…
ADF STAFF Sahelian junta leaders claim their new regional bloc will help them fight extremists and share economic resources. However,…
ADF STAFF Rampant terrorism has destabilized the Sahel for years and played a role in military coups in Burkina Faso,…
ADF STAFF Nigerien Chief of Staff of the Army Col. Maj. Mamane Sani Kiaou has worked closely with the United…
ADF STAFF In a region facing terrorism, coups and transnational organized crime, leaders of the Economic Community of West African…
ADF STAFF The Botswana Defence Force took possession of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft provided by the U.S. in a…
ADF STAFF China has eclipsed Russia as the largest exporter of arms to Sub-Saharan Africa. These weapons — including drones,…
ADF STAFF Information warfare has become a ubiquitous threat in nearly all of Africa’s violent conflicts. In the Democratic Republic…
ADF STAFF Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have added Sennar state, a key agricultural region, to their zone of control…
ADF STAFF Of all the weapons at their disposal, Sudan’s two warring generals have turned in recent months to one…
ADF STAFF Violent extremist organizations from northern Benin and Burkina Faso are increasingly targeting northern Togo as conflicts from the…