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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Nigerian military sources confirmed to Reuters that the Mali-based terrorist organization Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) killed one Nigerian Soldier…
A criminal gang kidnapped 16 merchant vessel crew members in the Gulf of Guinea and held them near the beach…
Burkina Faso’s volunteer militias were created to supplement the government’s fight against the growing terrorist threat. Along the border with…
Four years after Mali’s ruling junta invited Russian mercenaries into the country to fight terrorists, Mali now faces even more…
Armies of excavators and dump trucks carving deep, terraced ruts into and around hills, mountainsides and waterways are a common…
Collective security was the primary focus of the recent Land Forces Commanders Symposium as African military leaders gathered to build…
When protesters filled the streets of Antananarivo and other cities across Madagascar, John J. Chin was watching closely. He saw…
Algeria and Spain announced a renewed commitment to combat shared threats. The collaboration between the two countries separated by the…
With one tap of a torch, Kenyan President William Ruto set ablaze a huge stockpile of firearms at the National…
At Uganda’s border crossings with Kenya and Tanzania, every vehicle entering the country gets fitted with a new license plate…
From Burkina Faso to Sudan, drones have gained an ever-increasing role in conflicts, evolving from reconnaissance tools to nearly unstoppable…
Artisanal fishermen in Cameroon’s Douala-Edéa National Park are decrying Chinese trawlers that destroy their fishing gear, fish in prohibited zones,…