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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A region in northeast Nigeria has been dubbed “the Timbuktu Triangle” by terror groups as they aspire to tighten control…
As the Economic Community of West African States prepares to establish a regional force to combat terrorism and security threats,…
The campus of the International Counter-Terrorism Academy in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire, looked like a scene from an action movie, as…
Flintlock 26 wasn’t just a military exercise. For co-host Libya, it was a historic event that brought together Libyan soldiers…
Mozambique has long been a key transit point for the trafficking of drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and opioids,…
From the ports of Cameroon to the islands of Comoros, Russian vessels are increasingly registering tankers under African flags to keep…
The retreat of Malian and Russian forces from Kidal after their defeat by combined insurgent forces at the end of…
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a May 3 drone strike against a fuel storage facility at Kenana Sugar Co.…
The future of Rwanda’s military deployment in northern Mozambique is uncertain, as Kigali has tied the continuation of its mission…
Burkina Faso’s military and pro-government forces are accused of killing hundreds of civilians between January 2023 and August 2025, according…
A security specialist says that the terrorist group al-Shabaab and other extremist organizations are learning to move faster as they…
Experts are warning that China’s recently launched Global Governance Initiative (GGI) represents a threat to developing nations by promoting authoritarianism…