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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As the role that artificial intelligence plays in society increases, African nations must factor the technology into their national security…
In nearly two years of fighting, Sudan’s civil war has been marked by seemingly ceaseless violence and brutality. But a…
Drones have become a major component of military campaigns across Africa in recent years. Although they have led to some…
Islamic State West Africa Province extremists have begun using weaponized drones in their attacks against government forces in the Lake…
Experts are alarmed at growing violence in the Sahel and the possibility of extremist groups consolidating gains to form a…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was en route to Mogadishu International Airport on March 18 when al-Shabaab militants launched a…
ADF STAFF Three vast, connected national parks in West Africa — the W, Arly and Pendjari — are known as…
Attack drones launched by the Government of National Accord during Libya’s civil war in 2020 reportedly used artificial intelligence (AI)…
Faced with a rising tide of external threats in the north, Benin has spent much of the past eight years…
Rowland Turaki was a cybersecurity student in Lagos, Nigeria, when he answered an advertisement seeking customer service representatives for a…
Although Morocco has not experienced a major terror attack in more than a decade, it remains a target for terror…
The Islamic State group’s Somalia branch has become a crucial hub for financing terror across Africa, the Middle East and…