The threats of terrorism, piracy, smuggling and trafficking in East Africa loomed over Exercise Cutlass…
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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.
There are signs of hope that Libya can be stitched back together after years of…
Somalia is warning business owners and private citizens against paying money to al-Shabaab as the…
Due to persistent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by China and other foreign fleets,…
A member of the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) walked to the entrance of Archer’s Post Sub-County…
As the Sahel’s three junta-led governments increasingly turn inward, their absence from regional organizations is…
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are bringing chaos to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
A sustained Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) offensive has reclaimed areas of Sudan controlled by the…
A single road cuts through the Libyan desert from the coastal city of Benghazi to…
ADF STAFF | PHOTOS BY NIMASA As 2021 drew to a close, the once-perilous waters…
Dr. Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi, president of Botswana, spoke at the opening ceremony of the…
Botswana Defence Force Commander Lt. Gen. Placid Segokgo was eager to host the 2024 African…
ADF STAFF Senegal in June 2024 joined the ranks of oil-producing nations in Africa, with…
Djibouti became the first nation in East Africa, and the second on the continent, to…
A Somali National Army Soldier gently brushes away dirt during a course on how to…
DEFENCEWEB The Nigerian Air Force was expected to take delivery of its first M-346 combat…
DEFENCEWEB South Africa’s Milkor company is partnering with Germany’s Aerodata AG to develop a new…