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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As drones play a larger role in battle strategies across Africa, the continent’s militaries are adding small, commercially available drones…
Shortly after Capt. Ibrahim Traoré led Burkina Faso’s second coup in a year in September 2023, deepfake videos began circulating…
The Sahelian terror group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has expanded across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger largely by exploiting…
Ghana’s military is bolstering its presence in the north, where people are moving south due to the rising threat of…
Operating out of intricate cave complexes in the mountains of northern Puntland, the Islamic State in Somalia (ISSOM) has for…
Outrage swept through South Sudan when video of a gang-rape began circulating on social media in June. The victim, a…
In 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Global Security Initiative (GSI) to establish his country as a facilitator for…
Burkina Faso media overflows these days with the amazing achievements of junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré: the country has repaid…
Acting Defense Minister of Zambia Brenda Tambatamba led a procession of Soldiers to stand before an array of aircraft on…
As terrorism-related violence in the Sahel increasingly moves toward coastal West Africa, an economic bloc of West African countries announced…
A collection of East African government officials, community leaders, and marine experts and conservationists have committed to strengthen the fight against…
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin terror group has increased attacks on Malian urban centers, cities and military outposts in its…