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 Uganda claimed a significant victory over the Islamic State group (IS) in November when it captured a senior…
ADF STAFF Fourteen-year-old Abel and some friends were playing in the remote north Ethiopian town of Adi Hageray, in the…
ADF STAFF An extremist organization linked to the Islamic State group used improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in six attacks on…
ADF STAFF Ghanaian leaders say a new era of military education and training has begun, as classes have commenced at…
ADF STAFF As a guest of honor at the opening ceremony of the Ghanaian military’s annual Exercise Eagle Claws, Maj.…
ADF STAFF Deep in Benin’s Pendjari National Park, a former luxury resort has become a military base. There, Soldiers are…
ADF STAFF Security forces in civilian clothes abducted Daouda Diallo, a prominent human rights defender in Burkina Faso, on December…
ADF STAFF Ahmed was crossing Mali in an attempt to reach Europe when he was waylaid by extremists and forced…
ADF STAFF The rapid expansion of digital technology in recent years has left millions of Africans vulnerable to cybercriminals seeking…
ADF STAFF Chinese national En “Aisha” Huang is well known in Ghana as the “Galamsey Queen,” a nickname bestowed by…
ADF STAFF The fields around Djibo in northern Burkina Faso are empty: The farmers cannot leave the city to work…
ADF STAFF Years of military missions have left civilian and political factions frustrated with intractable violence from a stew of…