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 Gold is just one of the precious minerals found in abundance in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic…
ADF STAFF Ghana in early January bolstered its maritime security capabilities when it commissioned a forward operating base in Ezinlibo,…
ADF STAFF Nigeria’s military has launched a campaign against members of the Lakurawa, a group of Islamic State-affiliated terrorists attacking…
ADF STAFF Niger’s ruling junta took power in July 2023 promising to restore security to areas of the country ravaged…
ADF STAFF Security forces in the Puntland region of Somalia recently destroyed several operating bases for Islamic State (IS-Somalia) in…
ADF STAFF As ethnic violence continues to roil Ethiopia, some believe religious leaders can play a critical role in the…
ADF STAFF Communal violence has surged in South Sudan’s Warrap State and Central Equatoria State, and it continues to be…
ADF STAFF In the weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, satellite images told the story of a…
ADF STAFF Even as terrorism cases have declined in East Africa in recent years, the region is experiencing a renewed…
ADF STAFF Human rights advocates say fighters with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) murdered hundreds of civilians in al-Gezira State…
ADF STAFF James was riding his motorcycle through northwest Burkina Faso on his way to Senegal when armed extremists abducted,…
ADF STAFF A pair of major 2024 attacks against Malian security forces and Russian mercenaries has some Bamako residents on…