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 recently admitted it has been blocking United Nations investigations into violations of arms embargoes in four African…
ADF STAFF From colorfully patterned radiated tortoises to sea cucumbers, Madagascar’s wildlife ranks among some of the most poached on…
ADF STAFF Small-scale fishermen on Madagascar’s east coast are disturbed by the growing presence of Chinese fishing trawlers in the…
ADF STAFF Through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has loaned billions of dollars to African nations for a…
ADF STAFF Amid a recent surge of terrorism in Somalia and the continued lack of adequate state security forces, the…
ADF STAFF An influx of foreign industrial trawlers in Cameroonian waters has led to an increase in illegal fishing and…
ADF STAFF A sharp rise in deadly attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has coincided with a…
ADF STAFF Boaventura Martins has been fishing off the island of Maio for 40 years. Maio is part of the…
ADF STAFF Military analysts say the decision by Mali’s government to invite Russian Wagner Group mercenaries into the country could…
ADF STAFF The ongoing fight between government forces and rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) has taken an explosive…
ADF STAFF A huge net swings across an industrial fishing trawler in Ghana. It opens, and the deck fills with…
ADF STAFF Kenyan Army Lt. Col. Irene Machangoh looked around the room, then looked at the women seated at her…