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 Gun-wielding pirates in two small boats attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, the Basilisk, as it sailed about 380…
ADF STAFF In Africa, the Russian mercenary outfit formerly known as the Wagner Group left a trail of allegations of…
ADF STAFF Nearly 15 months of chaos and war in Sudan have primed the country for the potential return of…
ADF STAFF A few kilometers from the border between Turkey and Syria, at Al-Muksourah base in the Tel Abyad countryside,…
ADF STAFF A member of the Libyan Armed Forces looked across the vast desert in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, and watched…
ADF STAFF When reports surfaced in late April that the Burkinabe Army massacred hundreds of civilians, its military-led government sprang…
ADF STAFF In early 2023, Ugandan officials arrested a 24-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who had…
ADF STAFF One of the many points of pride in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is its embrace of gender…
ADF STAFF Two Gulf countries are playing an outsized role in Sudan’s civil war as they compete for diplomatic and…
ADF STAFF Sub-Saharan Africa plays a major role in the global illicit trade in wildlife materials, particularly in the flow…
ADF STAFF The Islamic State group is operating in new places and using new tactics in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province…
ADF STAFF Mozambican Defense and Security Forces have developed a strong relationship with residents of the Quissanga district in the…