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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At more than 42,000 square kilometers, Niassa Special Reserve is the largest protected area in Mozambique and holds the most…
Practitioners of galamsey, Ghana’s illegal small-scale mining epidemic, once used picks and shovels to extract gold and other minerals from…
Ejiao is considered a miracle elixir for those who use it. However, it has become a disaster for Africa’s donkeys…
For years, nations have searched for ways to secure porous borders against traffickers moving arms, drugs and people from one…
When Angolan President João Lourenço visited New Delhi in early May, it marked a realignment of the country’s foreign policy priorities.…
Regardless of whether Awamo Mitterrand was tricked or coerced into enlisting in the Russian Army, he was sent to the…
Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have begun using armed drones and roadside bombs as violence…
Months after M23 rebels launched an offensive and seized the two largest cities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
The Islamic State group in Mozambique (ISM) is expanding its area of operations and its tactics. In the past year,…
As peacekeeping missions are scaled back or shut down in Africa, the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) is gaining a reputation…
Recent drone attacks in Darfur and Port Sudan were part of rising tensions between Turkey and the United Arab Emirates…
The security challenges facing the African continent in the 21st century are too much for any nation to tackle on…