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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Nigeria is getting closer to adopting a new disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) program that aims to rehabilitate former combatants…
Nigerian authorities killed more than 200 bandits in early January during an attack on a camp in central Kogi State.…
February 18 will mark one year since Zambia was hit by one of the worst environmental disasters in its history.…
Tunisia has received counterterrorism equipment worth $1.4 million from the United States government, a move thatbolsters the countries’ security partnership.…
As 2025 ended, military leaders deposed elected governments in Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar. A putsch attempt in Benin failed after regional…
Since the beginning of 2025, Nigerian authorities have arrested hundreds of Chinese nationals in connection with cybercrime syndicates operating in…
Shortly after Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorists imposed a Bamako fuel blockade in September 2025, Mali’s junta leader chose…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was serving as an election observer in Guinea-Bissau when a group of military leaders declared…
Videos of fuel tanker trucks burning on Malian roads began appearing on social media in September 2025, signaling the beginning…
To help address increasingly complex security challenges, the Nigerian Navy has begun training to support security forces involved in land…
The Mersin, a Turkish-owned oil tanker that recently had visited a Russian port, was hit by four explosions while at…
Nearly three years after it began as a battle between rival generals, Sudan’s civil war has become ground zero for…