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 In an effort to recruit new fighters the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is invoking Faza’a, an ancient,…
ADF STAFF A string of suicide bombings in northern Nigeria might indicate that extremists are feeling pressure from successful military…
ADF STAFF Ismai’l remembers the day Boko Haram changed his life. Sitting in the shade outside his displaced family’s makeshift…
ADF STAFF Although Somalia is known as home to the extremist group al-Shabaab, another rival terrorist organization is making a…
ADF STAFF The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) hosted a five-day workshop in September with the U.S. Army Southern European Task…
ADF STAFF Tunisia in early September received four Textron C-208 aircraft from the United States government. Equipped with control, surveillance…
ADF STAFF The Saloum River delta in Senegal is a vast region of sun-drenched salt marshes, brackish estuaries and hundreds…
ADF STAFF A new Russian news service is drawing criticism for spreading misleading and harmful information in Africa. The African…
ADF STAFF As children prepared to return to school in Cameroon, a wave of violence swept through the Northwest and…
ADF STAFF China has built and supported African political party training schools since the 1960s. But in recent years, it…
ADF STAFF The Gambia is increasing its efforts to battle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which has plagued West…
ADF STAFF As Niger tries to address a cratering economy and constant terror attacks, its ruling junta is turning to…