Mozambique’s leadership is weighing creating a national defense fund to finance its military at a…
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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.
Botswana recently joined a growing list of African countries whose citizens have been tricked into…
Battles between rival terror groups in the Lake Chad basin are causing residents to flee…
Among the civilians fleeing violence in Mali, many tell stories about “the white men” —…
Nigeria is getting closer to adopting a new disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) program that…
Nigerian authorities killed more than 200 bandits in early January during an attack on a…
February 18 will mark one year since Zambia was hit by one of the worst…
Tunisia has received counterterrorism equipment worth $1.4 million from the United States government, a move…
As 2025 ended, military leaders deposed elected governments in Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar. A putsch attempt…
Rear Adm. António Duarte Monteiro, chief of staff of the Cabo Verdean Armed Forces, spoke…
Effective communication is key to the success of military training events such as Obangame Express,…
The specters of terrorism, piracy and smuggling loomed as more than 1,000 participants from 20…
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in March 2025 launched Operation True Guardian in the…
Mauritius Police Force and National Coast Guard Police Sgt. Thomas Shane climbs a hook ladder…
Morocco has deployed the first of its new Apache AH-64E helicopters during a military training…
Egypt reportedly is concluding a deal with South Korea for up to 100 FA-50 light…