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 Alima never again expects to live in her Burkina Faso home. Standing near a refugee settlement in Ghana,…
ADF STAFF In mid-2020, the Central African Republic’s Constitutional Court denied President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s request to delay the 2020 elections…
ADF STAFF Now that Burkina Faso’s junta has forced French troops to leave the country, analysts say Russia’s Wagner Group…
ADF STAFF On April 17, two days after fighting broke out between two rival Sudanese generals, a Russian Ilyushin 76…
ADF STAFF More than 5,000 kilometers separate the battlefields of Ukraine from the gold mines of the Central African Republic…
ADF STAFF With the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) fully deployed and M23 rebels gradually withdrawing from occupied territory,…
ADF STAFF Terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin are embracing a mix of off-the-shelf technology, from satellite modems and…
ADF STAFF A recent militant attack in central Mali illustrated the extreme challenges facing the United Nations peacekeeping mission, known…
ADF STAFF People across Senegal have enjoyed thieboudienne, the national dish, since at least the 19th century. Made with stuffed…
ADF STAFF Rub two objects together long enough, and you’ll eventually produce enough heat to start a fire. Such is…
ADF STAFF A terror group’s campaign is more likely to escalate into a civil war when the state it operates…
ADF STAFF Experts say an Islamic State group affiliate’s recent actions in northeast Mali signal that the group has entered…