APT41 is a well-known cybercriminal syndicate with many aliases: Wicked Panda, Barium, Brass Typhoon and…
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.
Terrorists have killed more than 150,000 people across Africa over the past decade, with most…
Cybercrime is a growing threat in Africa, accounting for nearly a third of all crime…
The modern incarnation of fighters for hire in Africa, known as private military companies (PMCs),…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is working to improve the serviceability rate of its fleet…
Russian authorities recently demanded that the Central African Republic (CAR) end its yearslong relationship with…
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia launched a drone attack May 4 against military and…
Across the continent several insurgencies and conflicts have dragged on for years, some for decades.…
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terror group stormed a Malian military base in Boulkessi…
The Islamic State group’s attack on Puntland Defense Forces early in 2025 represented a key…
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…