Russian cargo aircraft were tracked making at least 167 flights to five Algerian air bases…
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.
Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) and other terror groups are increasingly launching attacks around…
When terrorists attacked fuel tankers in the town of Diboli in 2025, just steps from…
Ordering a complete halt to all gold-mining activities, Cameroon recently took sweeping measures to take…
Malian terrorist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin’s tactic of blockading roads and burning convoys of…
Four Mexican nationals were among 11 people arrested at an elaborate crystal methamphetamine production facility…
The rival Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are engaged…
Mali’s ruling junta and its Russian backers recently launched airstrikes on Kidal, the northern city…
Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu of Ethiopia, executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), addressed…
Authorities arrested 1,209 cybercriminals and recovered $97.4 million in a major crackdown involving investigators from…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) plans to activate a 260,000-troop rapid deployment…
As terrorist groups continue to expand beyond the Sahel, countries throughout West Africa are emphasizing…
A Mauritanian National Guardsman demonstrates a thermal image from a camera attached to a drone outside…
Kenya’s inventory of armored vehicles continues to grow with its acquisition of new Springbuck armored…
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has launched a new offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Moroccan Navy,…