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.

VIEWPOINT

For decades, Africa has been host to many of the world’s peacekeeping missions. This has been challenging, but one benefit is that African nations now boast some of the world’s most experienced and well-trained peacekeepers. Year after…

Hit Song Delivers Ebola Message in Liberia

VOICE OF AMERICA In Liberia’s capital, the hit song Ebola in Town has a danceable beat and conveys a serious message about avoiding infection. Three Liberian musicians came up with the song idea in May 2014 after thinking that people…

Peace Operations: By the Numbers

African Nations Participate in Missions On and Off the Continent Africa has been a major contributor and a major recipient of peace operations over the years. In the 21st century alone, more than 50 peace operations have been deployed to…

Ebola

Militaries Mobilize Against a New Enemy Soldiers, police and civilians join forces to halt the spread of one of earth’s deadliest diseases. Two-year-old Emile Ouamouno lived in a home like many others in his native Guinea. His small, rain…