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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The signs of a growing naval partnership between Tanzania and the United States were all over Tanga, the East African…
At Okomu National Park in Nigeria’s southwestern Edo State, authorities have found a new approach to protect the forest from…
Dozens of anguished families of Kenyans tricked into fighting for the Russian Army in Ukraine held a vigil in Nairobi…
Nigeria was shaken after members of a Boko Haram offshoot killed about 200 people and kidnapped 38 on February 3.…
Sahel terror groups have long used forests to hide, stock up on natural resources and establish bases. Increasingly, these groups…
Known across social media platforms as “lion cubs” (“shibli” in Arabic), child soldiers have become a recruitment tool for both…
Russia’s war in Ukraine has drained its weapons supplies, including some slated for export to Africa. China has filled this…
Too often peacebuilding efforts leave out the group with the biggest stake in the continent’s future: its young people. But…
As foreign powers sign business deals and deepen diplomatic ties in Africa, one foreign player operates mostly behind the scenes:…
In the defense sector, the threat and promise of artificial intelligence is everywhere. AI-powered facial recognition can identify a terrorist…
In the past year and a half, South African police have busted three industrial-scale drug labs where they found more…
Terrorist groups in Nigeria’s northeastern states are expanding their use of commercial, off-the-shelf drones (COTS), escalating their ability to attack…