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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ADF STAFF The United States and Niger are continuing negotiations for the withdrawal of approximately 1,000 U.S. troops located at…
ADF STAFF In August 2023, armed pirates took control of a fishing vessel just outside Sierra Leone’s port. The attack…
ADF STAFF Fishermen near Benguela, Angola, pulled their artisanal canoes from the sun-splashed surf as fish sellers walked along the…
ADF STAFF Happy Delight Abajongawo was the first in her family to join the Ghana Armed Forces when she enlisted…
ADF STAFF Extremists linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province are notorious for raiding and…
ADF STAFF Armed conflict has returned to the northern Ethiopian town of Alamata with the most serious fighting since the…
ADF STAFF More than 100 Burkinabe soldiers on motorbikes, in pickup trucks and at least two armored cars entered the…
ADF STAFF Turkey’s growing presence in Africa is undeniable, and it’s by design. With its eyes on expanding influence, Turkey…
ADF STAFF The joint African Maritime Forces Summit and Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa brought naval and coast guard leaders from…
ADF STAFF The Djiboutian Coast Guard, the Spanish Navy and the United States Navy in April participated in a biannual…
ADF STAFF Chinese trawlers frequently fish illegally throughout the southwest Indian Ocean and their captains and crews routinely abuse foreign…
ADF STAFF A new postgraduate course in South Africa is designed to give security professionals the counterterror expertise necessary to…