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 Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine has caused grain and fertilizer prices to skyrocket across Africa. About 40% of…
ADF STAFF China commands the world’s largest distant-water fishing fleet (DWF), has the world’s worst illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)…
ADF STAFF There are signs of progress in the 19-month civil war that has thrown Ethiopia into chaos and displaced…
ADF STAFF The East African Community is moving ahead with plans to create a regional military force to deploy to…
ADF STAFF Coastal states are sounding the alarm that a lack of resources to patrol waters, combined with limited surveillance…
ADF STAFF The militant rebel group March 23 Movement, known as M23, recently launched its biggest offensive in a decade…
ADF STAFF Islamic State attacks in the Sahel have shifted in recent months toward towns along the Mali-Niger border. Civilians…
ADF STAFF Facing the threat of extremist groups encroaching into its northern border regions, Ghana recently announced its “See Something,…
ADF STAFF Benin became the first African nation to commit to publicly share data about fishing vessels in its waters…
ADF STAFF In the months since the junta ruling Mali invited Russia’s Wagner Group into the country, more than 450…
ADF STAFF After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, prices for food and other goods skyrocketed around the globe. Parts of…
ADF STAFF Bernardino Rafael is not prone to hyperbole, but his recent comments about the war on terrorism in northern…