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 Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar recently said the Nigerian Air Force is experiencing a “Golden Era,” marked by the…
ADF STAFF Algeria and Mali are locked in a diplomatic row. Bamako accuses Algiers of backing Malian separatist groups while…
As Sudan continues to be torn apart by civil war, Russia and Iran are fueling the conflict with shipments of…
ADF STAFF About 1,000 kilometers east of Moscow, the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia’s southern Tatarstan region has undergone…
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…