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 An unspecified number of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Soldiers were killed and injured during a suspected al-Shabaab attack…
ADF STAFF Community fighters are taking the lead in Somalia’s fight against al-Shabaab as the government switches tactics against the…
ADF STAFF Weeks after the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the future of the mercenary operations led by Russia’s notorious Wagner…
ADF STAFF Plagued by weak governments, riven by internal strife and scarred by violence, the Sahel region now ranks as…
ADF STAFF Senegalese President Macky Sall’s announcement in July that he would not seek a third term in office was…
ADF STAFF Four United Nations peacekeeping missions in Africa are working to discredit disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining their credibility.…
ADF STAFF A team of international cybersecurity investigators recently identified more than 20,600 suspicious websites tied to an estimated $40…
ADF STAFF In the immediate aftermath of the Niger military coup in late July, Russia’s formal and informal responses were…
ADF STAFF In the early hours of August 29, Gabonese authorities announced that President Ali Bongo had won a disputed…
ADF STAFF One violent extremist group has nearly doubled the territory it controls in Mali after the ruling junta severed…
ADF STAFF Since the outbreak of violence in Sudan in April, the flow of weapons smuggled into the heavily armed…
ADF STAFF Abu Bakr al-Iraqi, the leader of Islamic State group (IS) in Sudan, secretly finances his operations through businesses…