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 Details are emerging about the new peacekeeping mission that will succeed the African Union’s current multilateral force in…
ADF STAFF It’s supposed to be simple. A doctor prescribes medicine — an antibiotic for an infection or perhaps an…
ADF STAFF Northern Somalia, with its mountains, coastal towns and sparsely populated hinterlands, has felt the presence in recent months…
ADF STAFF A report analyzing the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali concludes that it was handicapped from the start…
ADF STAFF South Africa’s Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) organization is developing an artificial intelligence tool designed to monitor social media…
ADF STAFF Once among the world’s hotspots for piracy and trafficking, the Gulf of Guinea still presents a security challenge…
ADF STAFF The discovery of Libyan fighters training at a camp in South Africa has led to a host of…
ADF STAFF On Christmas Day in 2023, fighters commonly called “bandits” killed more than 115 people in northern Nigeria. The…
ADF STAFF Russia has added more armed men to its Sahel operations, this time in the form of the Bear…
ADF STAFF Cyberattackers are using a new, low-cost weapon to disrupt internet access to media sites across Africa — one…
ADF STAFF Three journalists critical of Burkina Faso’s military junta were kidnapped over a 10-day period in June. At least…
ADF STAFF Across a continent where militias pose significant dangers, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan stands alone among…