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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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…
With the threat of terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab and the Islamic State continuing to loom over East Africa, regional…
Russian mercenaries have taken control of the border zone shared by the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Sudan, effectively…
Some African air forces are overhauling their fleets while weighing affordability, the types of fighter aircraft to buy, and getting…
Chinese-owned vessels continue to threaten fisheries and livelihoods in Ghanaian waters, despite the country’s successful crackdown on transshipment at sea…
Representatives from Kenya’s National Defence College (NDC) recently visited the United States Army War College (USAWC) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to…
Locals in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region say Eritrean troops have entered border areas, raising concerns about a return to war.…
Chinese companies are present in more than one-third of all African port developments. As noted by the Africa Center for…
As Sudan’s civil war rages to its south, Egypt has boosted security along its southwestern border to prevent violence and…
A recent investigation has cast light on the shadowy web of operatives, recruiters, social media influencers and travel agents who…