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 After scoring key victories against Al-Shabaab in late 2022, Somalia has launched its second offensive against the extremist…
ADF STAFF Signs of hard-won incremental progress have appeared in Mozambique’s fight against the violent extremist insurgency that has plagued…
ADF STAFF Troops with the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) marched through thick forest in the mountains of eastern Democratic…
ADF STAFF Benin’s W National Park sits on the country’s northern border, which has become the frontline in the battle…
ADF STAFF Decades of simmering ethnic tensions in the northern Ghanaian town of Bawku recently boiled over into armed violence.…
ADF STAFF Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Information, Abdirahman Yusuf Al-adala, recently gave a startling update on the country’s war against…
ADF STAFF The United States government in late March offered $100 million to help Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and…
ADF STAFF As Africa’s online community continues to grow, hackers and other malicious actors are waiting to invade those expanding…
ADF STAFF Russia’s grueling war with Ukraine has not stopped it from selling weapons in Africa and across the globe.…
ADF STAFF In a series of crudely produced propaganda cartoons circulated on the internet and through West African social media,…
ADF STAFF As it nears completion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam continues to fuel tense relations between Ethiopia and Egypt,…
ADF STAFF Although terrorism is a global problem, it is “particularly critical” in many parts of Africa, Mozambican President Filipe…