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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Across Africa, so-called “ungoverned spaces” serve as breeding grounds for terrorist organizations as well as transit points for weapons, drugs…
Tanzania has a long history of protecting civilians, promoting peace and supporting peacekeeping operations, particularly in Africa. It was no…
Before the terrorists came, Dagodji was a thriving village alongside the Niger River in central Mali. There was bustling agriculture,…
After the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Russia has scrambled to transfer military equipment to other…
South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) has deployed four drones and added 40 body cameras to halt illegal migration, smuggling…
Fake investment scams, ransomware, digital sextortion and business email compromise are surging across the continent. Experts say African countries must…
African nations’ counterterrorism strategies range from battlefield combat to cat-and-mouse hunts in cyberspace. But there is one aspect of counterterrorism…
The World Hongmen History and Culture Association is a modern organization that describes itself as an ethnic fraternal group dedicated…
Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire have launched joint patrols along the Cavalla River, which forms part of their border, as part…
Al-Qaida-linked terrorists attacked seven Malian military posts July 1 in a series of coordinated, simultaneous early-morning assaults on urban centers…
At least four vessels from China’s Liao Dong Yu distant-water fishing fleet have operated illegally in Somali waters since at…
In September 2024, Col. Assimi Goïta, Mali’s junta leader, traveled to Beijing to visit Norinco, a weapons manufacturing company. Mali…