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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Imprisoned former terrorists have a better chance of reintegrating into society if their rehabilitation efforts are considered sincere, according to…
The bloody landscape of el-Fasher, the Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) last stronghold in the Darfur region, is emblematic of the…
Donkeys are essential pack animals in many rural African communities. They are the quiet laborers that carry clean water and…
Under the cover of darkness, a small group of Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) fighters targeted a neighborhood on the outskirts…
Villagers gathered for evening prayers at the mosque in Manda, Niger, on June 20. Soon after, the killers arrived. Terrorists…
The International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF) was held in Africa for the first time. The…
The Central African Republic is in the middle of a tug of war between two Russian mercenary groups. The Wagner…
International observers are accusing the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of using banned chemical weapons against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
A new diagnostic laboratory will help Sierra Leone strengthen its response to parasitic diseases that affect the country. Government authorities…
Tensions are rising in the Horn of Africa as Ethiopia accused neighboring Eritrea of “actively preparing to wage war.” In…
In August, authorities in Niger claimed to have killed Bakura Doro, the leader of Boko Haram, in a drone strike…
Jingjing Zhang is a lawyer and environmental activist who has fought Chinese companies that pollute for decades. Her work has…