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 Maritime security experts warn that illegal fishing can undermine Africa’s “blue economy,” which includes the continent’s fisheries, tourism,…
ADF STAFF African scientists are at the forefront of a new malaria vaccine that has proved highly effective in early…
ADF STAFF Anger is boiling over in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini. Since May, protesters have taken to the streets…
ADF STAFF Chinese technology firms have been peddling “safe city” and “smart city” packages of technology in Africa for years.…
ADF STAFF Just as one maritime security challenge in Somalia seemed all but resolved, another one gained momentum. After years…
ADF STAFF Although the kidnapping of 276 students from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok led to global outrage,…
ADF STAFF Companies operating in Ghana’s trawl fishing industry must reapply for fishing licenses to continue working in the country’s…
ADF STAFF A wave of recent attacks by Islamist terrorists in northern Côte d’Ivoire indicate that the country’s worst fears…
ADF STAFF In February 2020, the leaders of terror groups in the Sahel gathered in central Mali for a rare…
ADF STAFF Mozambique is getting some backup in its yearslong battle against Islamist terrorists in the northern province of Cabo…
ADF STAFF The European Union in May issued Ghana a “yellow card” after concluding that the country’s level of development…
ADF STAFF With piracy increasing in the waters of West Africa, Nigeria recently launched its Deep Blue Project, a multipronged…