Public anger over a sharp rise in fuel prices in Angola triggered three days of…
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.
A trio of pro-government Burkinabe militias, including the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland…
Realistic-looking news anchors delivering propaganda, popular television characters singing terrorist battle songs, online chatbots that…
Up to 55 Malian soldiers, including two generals, were arrested on August 14 and accused…
As Nigeria faces a range of threats to its coastal and inland waterways, it is…
A South African university has launched an anti-poaching campaign to inject rhino horns with harmless…
As Russian involvement in Africa has shifted from the private Wagner Group mercenary force to…
The future of conflict in Africa is being built on three pillars: mercenaries, drones and…
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) are foundational pillars of peacebuilding, but they are never a…
Photos by MINUSCA Lt. Gen. Humphrey Nyone has served in the Zambian military since 1994…
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…