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 northeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinese mining companies are exploiting government corruption, driving local…
Growing ties between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Somali terror groups threaten to fuel greater insecurity in Somalia and further disrupt…
The Islamic State’s branch in Somalia has built a broad-based network of financing options, all of them aimed at providing…
When Capt. Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso in 2022, he castigated the deposed junta for failing to defeat…
Illegal mining in Nigeria has gained momentum and is fueling violence, especially in areas with high unemployment. Chinese nationals and…
A spate of videos targeting young women for jobs in Russia recently caused an uproar in South Africa. At least…
Experts say the recent announcement of a parallel Sudanese government run by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, head of the…
The people of southern and eastern Zambia have been hit the hardest by a severe drought that began almost two…
As drones play a larger role in battle strategies across Africa, the continent’s militaries are adding small, commercially available drones…
Shortly after Capt. Ibrahim Traoré led Burkina Faso’s second coup in a year in September 2023, deepfake videos began circulating…
The Sahelian terror group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has expanded across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger largely by exploiting…
Ghana’s military is bolstering its presence in the north, where people are moving south due to the rising threat of…