The arrest in August of 60 Chinese nationals conducting illegal cryptocurrency mining in Angola shut…
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.
Another armed group has emerged to further destabilize the eastern region of the Democratic Republic…
For years, female members of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) had to wear body armor…
Ghana has adopted a new fisheries act aimed at stemming illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)…
When the infamous Russian mercenary Wagner Group announced its departure from Mali earlier this year,…
Faced with a rapidly evolving security threat environment, Morocco is reshaping its intelligence strategy with…
After South African troops withdrew from peacekeeping missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Fury over fishing in The Gambia has reached a fever pitch. Now locals are feuding…
Public anger over a sharp rise in fuel prices in Angola triggered three days of…
ADF STAFF When eight pirates attacked the fishing vessels Aliman and Shenghai-2 off Sierra Leone’s…
Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef of Comoros, special representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson for…
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) recorded 116 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) broke ground in December 2024 on a military logistics…
Interpol arrested 306 people and seized 1,842 electronic devices across seven African nations in an…
Photo by afp/getty images A Multinational Joint Task Force boat carries people to safety after…
Morocco is working to acquire FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles from the United States in…
Zambia plans to buy used Bell 412 transport helicopters and associated support from the United…