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 As government forces and extremists increasingly use low-cost drones a on battlefields to monitor and attack each other,…
ADF STAFF The Islamic State group in Somalia’s Puntland region reportedly has gained ground from al-Shabaab, its longtime rival. The…
ADF STAFF Newly released video shows Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) fighters in Burkina Faso marching with weapons held aloft…
ADF STAFF Retired Brig. Gen. Geraldine Janet George’s long, decorated career began in 2006 and culminated in late April, when…
ADF STAFF Gun-wielding pirates in two small boats attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, the Basilisk, as it sailed about 380…
ADF STAFF In Africa, the Russian mercenary outfit formerly known as the Wagner Group left a trail of allegations of…
ADF STAFF Nearly 15 months of chaos and war in Sudan have primed the country for the potential return of…
ADF STAFF A few kilometers from the border between Turkey and Syria, at Al-Muksourah base in the Tel Abyad countryside,…
ADF STAFF A member of the Libyan Armed Forces looked across the vast desert in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, and watched…
ADF STAFF When reports surfaced in late April that the Burkinabe Army massacred hundreds of civilians, its military-led government sprang…
ADF STAFF In early 2023, Ugandan officials arrested a 24-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who had…
ADF STAFF One of the many points of pride in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is its embrace of gender…