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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Since Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, the production of synthetic drugs such as Captagon, a highly addictive, amphetamine-like…
With his hands in bandages and his voice shaking, the Kenyan man wore a mask to hide his identity because…
A shadowy industry is thriving alongside Africa’s digital boom: mass-surveillance systems powered by artificial intelligence. As Chinese-built surveillance technology is…
About a dozen Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries died in a recent ambush by terrorists near the city of Nampala…
Senegal’s eastern Bakel Department has become the focal point for the government’s effort to prevent terrorist incursions from Mali. Jama’at…
Niger’s western Tillabéri region has emerged as the deadliest area in the central Sahel for civilians due to an uptick…
A dispute over freshwater access is brewing in southern Africa. Zimbabwe is building Gwayi-Shangani Lake, a reservoir to guarantee a…
In a first, the African Land Forces Summit was held in Europe and included representatives from the defense industry. The…
Chadian President Mahamat Déby has ordered his military to retaliate against attacks originating in Sudan after a drone killed 17…
A new report documents the huge scale of illegal activity by Chinese “floating fish factories” that set up off the…
Somalia’s al-Shabaab terrorists and Yemen’s Houthi militants have long been known to cooperate across the Red Sea, capitalizing on entrenched…
Coastal West African countries are strengthening counterterrorism partnerships after the 2025 rupture with Sahelian nations that crippled the G5 Sahel…