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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Gabon has signed a memorandum of understanding with Global Fishing Watch, a nonprofit organization, that aims to enhance the West…
Across the vast expanses of rural Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, residents feel little influence from their central governments. That…
The Nigerian Armed Forces expects to host chiefs of defense from all 54 African nations at a summit in Abuja…
Islamic State-Mozambique is one of many terrorist groups in Africa using child abduction as a weapon of war. The United…
Across Africa, so-called “ungoverned spaces” serve as breeding grounds for terrorist organizations as well as transit points for weapons, drugs…
Tanzania has a long history of protecting civilians, promoting peace and supporting peacekeeping operations, particularly in Africa. It was no…
Before the terrorists came, Dagodji was a thriving village alongside the Niger River in central Mali. There was bustling agriculture,…
After the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Russia has scrambled to transfer military equipment to other…
South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) has deployed four drones and added 40 body cameras to halt illegal migration, smuggling…
Fake investment scams, ransomware, digital sextortion and business email compromise are surging across the continent. Experts say African countries must…
African nations’ counterterrorism strategies range from battlefield combat to cat-and-mouse hunts in cyberspace. But there is one aspect of counterterrorism…
The World Hongmen History and Culture Association is a modern organization that describes itself as an ethnic fraternal group dedicated…