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 Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to claim territory from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), experts…
ADF STAFF The kidnapping of crew members from a tanker ship traveling between Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon on January 1,…
ADF STAFF Overall resilience to organized crime has improved across Africa since 2021, but resilience levels are not keeping pace…
ADF STAFF The Wagner Group may have a new name for its operations in Africa, but it’s the same Russian…
ADF STAFF The spread of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across Africa has many security experts concerned that it is only…
ADF STAFF The Liberian-flagged Zim Europe was the first cargo ship to divert its course. Bound for Malaysia, the ZIM…
ADF STAFF Armed groups in Niger have increasingly targeted schools to try to recruit new members and destabilize the country.…
ADF STAFF Almost 600 former Boko Haram fighters swore an oath to Nigeria and apologized for their past actions during…
ADF STAFF Throughout 2023, the South African criminal group known as the West Gang terrorized the town of Inanda, just north…
ADF STAFF Mariam sat in a debriefing session with a Congolese military intelligence official and described how a Ugandan rebel…
ADF STAFF Plans to hold a national election in Libya have sputtered for years. Abdulaye Bathily, the United Nations envoy to…
ADF STAFF Chinese private security companies (PSC) are a growing presence in Africa, where they often are tasked with protecting…