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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Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) used drones loaded with explosives when they killed 12 Cameroonian…
A team of Humvees drove through a complex of buildings and screeched to a halt, leaving behind plumes of dust…
Experts say a surge of attacks by terrorist groups around Mali’s southwestern border indicates an intention to expand across the…
The murder of 31 civilians in Omdurman’s Salha neighborhood at the end of April has prompted Sudan’s government to repeat…
A young Togolese student was lured to Russia last year by a scholarship offer. But instead of studying at a…
Tunisia has received two 34-meter, Island-class patrol boats from the United States government to increase the country’s ability to secure…
In response to recent advances by al-Shabaab, Turkey boosted its military presence in Somalia to protect buildings and critical infrastructure,…
South Africa’s Border Management Authority has launched a new high-tech initiative aimed to tightening border security and curbing illicit trade…
At a market in the town of Sébabougou, in a part of western Mali that has been contested by terrorists…
Cameroon and Nigeria are working to better secure their shared border following deadly attacks by Boko Haram and its offshoot.…
Ghana continues to make a stand against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, a scourge that costs the country between $14.4…
A recent nighttime assault on a Nigerian military base in northeastern Borno State began with four drones carrying grenades. Over…