The people posing as job recruiters promised lucrative work in Canada, but their victims soon…
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.
The Ghana Armed Forces on May 8 received 14 Puma M36 Mk3 Armored Personnel Carriers…
The trial of six people, including a member of a notorious Mexican drug cartel, in…
Effective communication is key to ensuring the success of military training events such as Obangame…
Throughout West Africa it has become difficult to avoid the blitz of viral videos, memes…
In preparing for a raid on a notorious illegal mining settlement known as Abrewa Ni…
Nearly three decades after Egypt launched its first satellite into orbit, the African Space Agency…
Unmanned surface vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in the fight against sea crimes, including illegal…
As militaries work to improve security in Africa, one area is a persistent weak spot:…
Mobile phones and websites offer affordable options to keep information flowing before and after disaster…
Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria is deputy secretary-general of the United Nations and chair of…
The Economic Community of West African States conducted Operation Safe Domain III, aimed at keeping…
Just three years after the Nigerian Air Force took delivery of a dozen A-29 Super…
Guinea-Bissau, a West African nation once known as a “narco-state,” intercepted 2.63 metric tons of…
The remote town of Birao, Central African Republic, sits close to the borders of Chad…
The Cameroon Army is equipping its special forces with Turkish-made MPT-76 assault rifles. Developed in…
Tunisia is on track to buy an undisclosed number of 20-meter Archangel patrol boats from…