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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Somalia’s newest peacekeeping mission officially began on January 1, but the future of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission…
As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance, intense fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands of people in the eastern provinces of the…
Due mainly to a decline in al-Shabaab-related deaths in Somalia, there were fewer fatalities related to militant Islamist violence on…
United States and Libyan personnel trained together in a mission that built capacity to conduct effective joint tactical air control.…
As it expands its media footprint in Africa, China pushes its agenda through a complex web of state-controlled platforms, partnerships…
Allan Kudumoch Agon had his childhood stolen from him when he was forced to fight as a child soldier. Now…
Recent victories have given the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) control over several key regions of Sudan, including the states of…
The threats of terrorism, piracy, smuggling and trafficking in East Africa loomed over Exercise Cutlass Express, which urged more than…
There are signs of hope that Libya can be stitched back together after years of war. Military leaders from the…
Somalia is warning business owners and private citizens against paying money to al-Shabaab as the government seeks to undermine the…
Due to persistent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by China and other foreign fleets, stocks of Somalia’s yellowfin tuna…
A member of the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) walked to the entrance of Archer’s Post Sub-County Hospital and called out the…