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 Since gaining independence in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced at least nine different coup attempts. The most recent plot,…
ADF STAFF Ghana sees enormous potential in its blue economy, but faces threats including piracy, illegal fishing, drug smuggling and…
ADF STAFF Since early 2020, Mali has banned the export of rosewood, also known as kosso. Despite that, nearly 150,000…
ADF STAFF A large industrial fishing vessel casts its massive net off the coast off Saint-Louis, Senegal. The net, which…
ADF STAFF Anti-United Nations protests in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have spurred experts and stakeholders to…
ADF STAFF Christelle Youmbi’s 11-year-old son was taking a bath behind their house in the Boko-Boudeye community of the Central…
ADF STAFF In its latest bid to remain in power, the military junta that took control of Sudan nearly a…
ADF STAFF The fight against Boko Haram and other extremist groups has taken a mental toll on members of Nigeria’s…
ADF STAFF Founded in 1925, Virunga is Africa’s oldest national park. It is one of the continent’s most biologically diverse conservation…
ADF STAFF When officials inaugurated the National Defence University-Kenya (NDU-K) in August, it was more than just the opening of…
ADF STAFF Authorities in Liberia, Tanzania and Togo will work with United Nations officials throughout September to get illicit small…
ADF STAFF From southern Sudan to central Mali, the stories are almost identical: Russian-speaking men, sometimes accompanied by local soldiers,…