Armed groups in the Sahel are exploiting tensions between the Economic Community of West African…
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.
With a rapidly growing online population and historically weak cyber defenses, African nations are on…
A Nigerien rebel group has attacked oil production infrastructure, which could weaken the country’s finances…
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) in mid-January received nearly $1 million worth of spare parts…
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) captured more than 10 South Sudanese citizens as part of…
Forests cover nearly half of Cameroon, but they are being rapidly degraded by illegal logging…
An ethnic militia that was recruited, trained and armed by Russia’s Wagner Group PMC has…
Several ships left a port in Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave between Lithuania and Poland, in…
Islamic State militants approached a neighborhood on the outskirts of Mocímboa da Praia in northern…
Cessna 208 Flight Crews Use New Skills to Save a Life ADF STAFF The annual…
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…