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 Somalia and the al-Shabaab terrorist group are fighting a war within a war — a constant battle to…
ADF STAFF Amid the violence and chaos of Sudan’s civil war, 13-year-old Hadeer, her mother and three younger siblings fled…
ADF STAFF In more than 15 years of fighting al-Shabaab, Somali leaders have discovered they cannot defeat the terror group…
ADF STAFF The United Nations has deployed new technology designed to help peacekeepers pass along valuable lessons and key experiences…
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,…