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 A gory two-week siege in Palma, a port city on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, rattled…
ADF STAFF As moonlight glints off the waves of the Liberian coast, a group of divers with blowtorches and breathing…
ADF STAFF Military and public health leaders from across Africa gathered virtually for the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance (APORA)…
ADF STAFF A piracy incident last year in the Gulf of Guinea exposed the use of illegal and dangerous tactics…
ADF STAFF There was a thunderous blast, flames shot into the sky and a dark cloud of smoke formed over a…
ADF STAFF Illegal fishing in West Africa has decimated marine life, threatened food security and left artisanal fishermen impoverished. The…
ADF STAFF When Cmdr. Prince Boateng, a Ghana native, returned home in March, he wore a U.S. Navy uniform. He…
ADF STAFF COVID-19 lockdowns led to a sharp drop in illegal wildlife trafficking, according to a new study. The study…
ADF STAFF A decades-old border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan is threatening to turn into a border war. The sides…
ADF STAFF Five years after launching as Sub-Saharan Africa’s first light rail system, Addis Ababa’s transit system remains mired in…
ADF STAFF A boat carrying Special Forces Sailors from Ghana sped across the Gulf of Guinea. When it pulled alongside…
ADF STAFF The video shot aboard an industrial Chinese trawler fishing in Ghanaian waters was graphic. Obtained by the Environmental…