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 Tuareg community leader Sheikh Mohamed and his family were among the hundreds of Talataye residents who fled their…
ADF STAFF Sometimes it starts with a violent threat written in graffiti on a school wall. When heavily armed extremists…
ADF STAFF Nearly a year before hostilities broke out between Sudan’s rival generals, a private jet touched down at an…
ADF STAFF As fighting continues in Sudan, it is not just the Sudanese people who are fearful for their future.…
ADF STAFF More than 4,200 people in Burkina Faso were killed by armed violence in 2022. In the first 3…
ADF STAFF Cameroon is deploying troops to its borders in response to a resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in the…
ADF STAFF While Sudan’s rival generals battle for control of the country, Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries continue to cash in…
ADF STAFF Since mid-March, tens of thousands of people have fled communities in the Ituri province of eastern Democratic Republic…
ADF STAFF The brutal attack lasted about six hours. When it was over, at least 156 people were dead. Some…
ADF STAFF A recent attack less than 40 kilometers west of Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, has citizens feeling unnerved and…
ADF STAFF In early May, workers completed a $38 million project to construct new facilities for the Nigerian Air Force’s…
ADF STAFF Cease-fires have failed. Rival sides seem evenly matched. The men at the top are increasingly entrenched in their…