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.

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Ghana Opens Doors With Visas Upon Arrival

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ADF STAFF Ghana announced plans to issue visas upon arrival to nationals of all 54 African Union (AU) member states starting in July 2016. The move by President John Dramani Mahama is aimed at stimulating air travel, investment, tourism…
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Intractable and Intertwined

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6 Major Human Security Threats Are Connected to Each Other ADF STAFF Security threats are not always measured in guns, bullets and armed conflicts. Sometimes, the things that most threaten communities — and nations — are rooted in the…
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Q and A Putting People First

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A conversation with Kenya Army Lt. Gen. Njuki Mwaniki on human security ADF STAFF Retired Lt. Gen. Njuki Mwaniki is a former commander of the Kenya Army. During nearly 40 years in the Kenya Defence Forces, he held posts including…
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Africa Braces for Population Boom

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The continent’s growth is ‘nearly unprecedented in human history.’ It will require planning and skilled leaders. ADF STAFF Habib Bourguiba was decades ahead of his time. In 1957, he became the first president of Tunisia. Over the course…
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The Water Cycle

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Water Flows Through a Full Range of African Human Security Challenges ADF STAFF Lake Chad, which sits near the geographic center of Africa, can be seen as a symbol of the continent’s extraordinary water challenges. The lake, whose…
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When food is a weapon

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Attacks by insurgent groups demonstrate the links between conflict and food security. ADF STAFF The human toll of Boko Haram’s long insurgency against the people of northern Nigeria is well-documented: Thousands have been killed,…
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Degrees of Danger

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Climate Change Can Combine With Other Factors to Affect Human Security  ADF STAFF The profound and dangerous effects of climate change in Africa are nowhere more evident than in the ongoing conflict in Darfur. The raging war in the…

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